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Third-seeded MCC defeated No. 5 Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin in the opener, 12-4. Fourth-seeded SWU held on for a 7-5 victory over No. 6 Springfield in the nightcap.
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Painful lesions may make giraffes more vulnerable to lions
In the wild, most adult giraffes are capable of fending off lions. Evidence from Ruaha National Park, however, suggests that's changing.
Spartans Will
"It's not just what we do, but why and how we do it, that distinguishes us as Spartans. As Spartans, we have the heart, the talent and tenacity to make an extraordinary impact." Those are the inspiring words of my ultimate boss around this place, Lou Anna K. Simon, the president of MSU. I simply love that quote and all the meaning behind it. It's a pretty awesome time to be a Spartan, isn't it? Spring finally has sprung (I hope) and we're in the national spotlight thanks to Tom Izzo and our team defying the odds and making it to the Final Four. Heart? Talent? Tenacity? Check, check and check when it comes to this team. They've figured out that they each have a role to play, but when they work together, the result is pretty incredible. They've figured out just what "Spartans Will" means to them and they've shown it every time they've stepped onto the court this tournament. Though that quote can certainly be applied to our basketball team, it wasn't said about them. It has a much, much bigger meaning than just athletics. Those student athletes are just a small number of the half a million Spartans there are in this world - all who demonstrate exactly what President Simon was talking about every day.
Tyce DeYoung: Basic research is cool, very cool
I have a great job. As a member of Michigan State's physics and astronomy department, I not only have the opportunity to teach great students at one of the world's top universities, but also conduct research using the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. I'm grateful to MSU and the National Science Foundation for their generous support of several graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral researchers who work on IceCube with me.
Andrew Baker: Leading a successful life
It seems as though Andrew Baker has found the secret to a successful life. He is an outstanding student, a dynamic researcher . . . and a humanitarian.
Aerial Powers named AP Honorable Mention All-American
MSU women's basketball player Aerial Powers added to her ever-growing collection of postseason honors Tuesday with Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American accolades
Learn about molecular biology in May
Graduate students, professors and researchers interested in molecular biology are invited to register to attend a new course being offered at MSU, Teaching Methods for Gamete and Embryo Molecular Biology. The course runs May 10-16 on campus in Anthony Hall.
Final Four pep rally to take place April 3 in Indianapolis
Join fellow Spartans at the MSU Final Four Pep Rally to support Coach Izzo and the men's basketball team as they prepare for the Final Four.
Lifting families out of poverty - with dignity
America's welfare state is quietly evolving from needs-based to an employment-based safety net that rewards working families and fuels dreams of a better life, indicates a new study led by a James Madison College scholar.
Fairchild confab
Students have a discussion in the second floor walkway of Fairchild Theatre on March 24, 2015. Photo by Derrick L. Turner
Nursing grad is active supporter of college
Shawn Malburg Dunn graduated in 2005 from the College of Nursing at MSU with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. During Dunn's time as a student and since graduation, she has remained an active supporter of the college.
NSF continues funding for MSU-led physics institute
An institute based at MSU that studies, among other things, how the elements found throughout the universe first came to be, has been renewed for funding by the National Science Foundation.
Sexual Assault Program marks 35 years
The MSU Counseling Center Sexual Assault Program is celebrating 35 years of service on April 2nd in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Sexual Assault Program celebrates 35 years
The Michigan State University Counseling Center Sexual Assault Program is celebrating 35 years of service on April 2nd in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Festival brings culturally diverse lineup to MSU, Lansing community for third year
A pair of Cuban jazz musicians, an acclaimed Mexican-born composer, a Columbian trio and a fusion of choral and orchestral voices will top the lineup for the third annual "Latin IS America" festival.
Spartans heading to Final Four after 76-70 OT win
Coach Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans capped an improbable run to the Final Four with an overtime win. Senior guard Travis Trice scored 17 points and the seventh-seeded Spartans clamped down on defense to pull out a 76-70 victory over fourth-seeded Louisville in a thrilling NCAA Tournament East Regional final.
Founding director of MSU's Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum dies
Michael Rush, the founding director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and award-winning curator, author and critic, died March 27 after a courageous two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Spartans knock off Sooners to advance to Elite Eight
All but counted out a little over a month ago, coach Tom Izzo and the MSU Spartans are still playing.
Baseball hosts No. 17 Illinois this weekend
The Spartans host nationally ranked Illinois in their first Big Ten home series of the season. MSU is coming off a pair of midweek home wins over Central Michigan (8-3) and Oakland (7-1) and is 3-2 in its last five games.
MSU, East Lansing mark 2015 Mental Health Awareness Week
The MSU and East Lansing communities are coming together to participate in the second annual Mental Health Awareness Week from March 30 to April 3.
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The MSU and East Lansing communities are coming together to participate in the second annual Mental Health Awareness Week from March 30 to April 3.

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WATERLOO — In each of the faded black and white photographs fanned across the coffee table, it is impossible to miss the man with the big, dark eyes and the square, chiseled jaw line. He is slim and slight of stature, average height at best, but Jack Taylor's magnetic presence is gripping.
And according to his granddaughter, he probably never knew it.
"He was a beautiful man, but very, very quiet," Dawne Taylor-Gilders said of the man whose solitude intrigued her up until his death in 1986. "He didn't like to say much and he never, ever talked about himself."
Although Taylor preferred the silent side of life for the majority of his 75 years, it was not for a lack of stories to tell.
One of those stories, and one of the few he would occasionally share with some encouragement, took place on a bitterly cold December afternoon in 1933. In front of a crowd of 2,751 bundled-up football fans, Taylor and his Toronto Argonaut teammates took to the icy field at Sarnia's Athletic Park to face the Imperials in the 29th Grey Cup. In what remains the lowest-scoring championship game in league history, Taylor's Argos escaped with a hard-fought 4-3 victory.
"I remember my dad telling me the field was solid ice," Taylor's son, Mike Taylor, said in an interview in his Waterloo home. "They just didn't have the equipment in those days to deal with a field like that and they couldn't get anywhere."
Taylor, who played halfback and was known for his electrifying speed, also excelled in tennis, badminton and squash. Despite his natural ability, however, he could never make much of a living as a professional athlete and worked various jobs in sales and advertising to support his family.
"There weren't many guys who got paid to play back then," Mike Taylor says. "He was really more of an amateur than anything, but he played because he loved it."
His passion for sport was so strong that Taylor retired from football at least three different times, finally for good in 1938. Following his playing days, he also coached for a season at McMaster University.
Taylor, who was born in Guelph and grew up in Toronto and Hamilton, managed to maintain a blissful balance between work, sports and family. But his universe shifted when Canada began recruiting for the Second World War. In the prime of his life, Taylor left his wife and two young children at home in Hamilton and sailed overseas with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry.
Then, on Aug. 19, 1942, Taylor's life changed forever.
"He ended up in Dieppe, and we all know what happened there," Mike Taylor recalls with a shake of his head. "He became a guest of the German government from 1942 until the end of the war in Oflag Seven-B. I'll never forget the name of that prison camp in Germany."
Taylor, who was too young to know his father before he left for the war, says he can still remember how things were when he first got back.
"One day he was lecturing me and I was going through a magazine, not really paying attention to him. Finally he stopped and I looked up and said, 'You know, dad? You're just talking through your hat.' He didn't know whether to belt me or die laughing," Taylor says with a chuckle of his own. "He had no idea how to deal with young children because he hadn't grown up with us."
What Taylor remembers most about his father, however, was his love for sports — particularly football. Growing up, nothing meant more to him than going to an Argos game with his father, who had season tickets.
"I used to hope my mother would get sick so I could use her seat at Varsity Stadium to watch them play," Taylor says, only half-joking.
According to Taylor, his best football memory came in 1950, when he and his dad endured the pouring rain at the "Mud Bowl." It was the fist Grey Cup game Taylor ever attended, and despite leaving the stadium drenched, he can still remember the joy he felt when the hometown Argonauts shut out the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 13-0. And while he can't recall the last time he saw a Grey Cup live, Taylor says he watches the big game on television every year.
"It's not celebrated the way it used to be," he says. "But it's still a big deal to me. I wouldn't miss it for the world."
Taylor-Gilders, who admits she doesn't watch a lot of football during the regular season, will definitely be tuning in to this year's 100th anniversary edition of the CFL championship.
"I've always cheered for the Argos," she says. "It's a way for me to remember grandpa."
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Two bills that would have cut back teachers' bargaining rights have been shelved for this session.
The top Democrat in the Kansas Senate believes opposition from union members forced the delay. Senator Anthony Hensley, from Topeka, is not only that chamber's minority leader, he's also a teacher.
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...This game is being rude. I got the "S", "H", and "T" forms of Unown one after the other. Good thing the "I" form only spawns in the main corridor of the third level down and not in the side chambers.
After FOUR DAYS of hunting, the elusive shiny Unown finally appeared! It's the X form, bright blue and sparkly Now I can leave the ruins and continue on.
Before going after the last two letter Unown and then starting the shiny hunt I'd left a lvl 2 Starly in the daycare. By the time I reemerged from the ruins it was lvl 34. Retrieved it, left my Gible, and proceeded to evolve Starly into Staravia and then into Staraptor. Once that was done I cleared the Lost Tower, beat some more trainers, and headed up Route 210 to the cafe and the crossroad to Route 215. Made my way to Veilstone, got my gift Porygon, puttered around for a bit, then put Chirp the Staraptor first in my team and took on the gym. Won my fourth gym badge. Once I was done there I returned to Solaceon Town to pick up my Gible and evolved it into Gabite. It is now lvl 27 and just shy of leveling up again.
After beating the gym, I helped Lucas pwn some Galactic Grunts, then headed south down Route 214 toward Lake Valor and Pastoria City. Took my Luxray into the gym and proceeded to destroy the place, then chased down a Galactic Grunt back toward the lake. Met up with Cynthia, who gave me the Secret Potion for the Psyduck blocking Route 210-North. I'm going to head back up Route 212 toward the Pokemon Mansion and back to Hearthome City, then head over to Route 210 and make my way up toward Celestic Town.
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I have made a LOT of progress in Platinum over the last day or two.
Got to Celestic Town, beat the stuffing out of Cyrus there, got the Surf HM and headed for Canalave City. After a skirmish with my rival, Dingbat (heh), I hopped aboard the ship to Iron Island. In there I put Storm the Gyarados as my lead, since places full of rock-types are ideal for leveling up a water-type. In the process I got Storm up to lvl 41, so I was packing Hydro Pump, one of my favorite water-type moves, going into the Canalave City Gym. Hot-knife-through-butter time! Between Surf, Aqua Tail, and Hydro Pump, I tore through that gym very easily and got my sixth gym badge.
After the Galactic Bomb went off I went to Lake Valor, beat the snot out of the Galactic commander, then went to Lake Verity and repeated the snot-beating-out-of. Following that I headed up to Snowpoint City, leveling up and evolving my Monferno into Infernape on the way. By the time I reached the Snowpoint Gym I had a lvl 42 Infernape. The gym was no challenge, not with a fire-type that powerful.
Currently I'm ripping through the Galactic HQ in Veilstone. I've also been feeding my Gabite Carbos to boost its speed. I will eventually be using Garchomp to catch the legendary birds by using Slash to bring down their HP, so it has to be fast, faster than they are. Currently my Gabite is lvl 42 with a base Speed stat of 90.
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Today I scaled Mt Coronet, watched Cyrus do something very stupid, and then almost get eaten by Giratina. Navigating the Distortion World certainly was interesting. I beat Cyrus, then took on Giratina. Was planning to settle in for the long haul of wearing it down and pelting it with ultra balls until I caught it, but it KO'ed all but my HM slave, which is only lvl 16 (I can't be bothered to train it) and I ended up pitching a Master Ball at it. Now I'm gonna hit the Ravaged Path after the Luck Incense to increase my prize money, then I'll head for Sunyshore City.
Before I go after any other legendaries I'm going to transfer Gardevoir from Diamond, since it knows Hypnosis and a sleeping legendary is so much easier to catch.
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My Shiny Legendaries!
I have claimed Metroplex (TF:FoC) and Darksiders
Thank the Powers That Be for Garchomp being part ground-type. It (or rather, she) was my lead in the Sunyshore gym since ground-types are immune to electric attacks. Beat Volkner fairly handily and moved on, heading up Route 223 toward the Victory Road. Here I has Luxray as my lead, frying water-types left and right. Currently I'm halfway through the Victory Road. Once I emerge I'll trade my battle team from Diamond and beat up the Elite 4.
If I have the amulet coin on one pokemon and the luck incense on another pokemon and use them both in battle, does that mean my prize money gets quadrupled, or will I just get the usual doubled?
After the E4 goes down, I'm going to go root around underground to make enough pokedollars to buy the absolute ton of ultra balls and timer balls I'm going to need while going after Dialga and Palkia and the legendary birds.
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My Shiny Legendaries!
I have claimed Metroplex (TF:FoC) and Darksiders
Finished going through the Victory Road and reached the Pokemon League. I had one final battle with my rival, Dingbat, then went upstairs to trade teams with Diamond. I OHKO'ed half the Elite 4, discovering in the process that a Giratina knowing Shadow Claw is particularly deadly against Lucien. Cynthia also went down very quickly. I'd sent over my Rotom for the experience, and it gained an easy 20 levels during the Elite 4/Champion battles.
After the E4 and the closing credits, I traded my team back, sending over my male Garchomp from Diamond so I could breed it with my female from Platinum. The hatchling will be sent over to Black 2 along with the caught legendaries once I'm finished catching things. Next I'm going underground to dig up things to sell, and then I'll be going after Palkia and Dialga, then the birds.
Regigigas fan
My Shiny Legendaries!
I have claimed Metroplex (TF:FoC) and Darksiders
And I am DONE! *falls over*
After flattening the Elite 4 and Champion and doing all the other required stuff, I went underground and dug around until I had a pile of things to sell. That got me up to about 350,000 pokedollars, with which I bought quick balls and ultra balls and timer balls and some hyper potions (cheaper than max potions) so I could tackle the legendaries. First up: the rest of the Creation Trio. I retrieved the adamant and lustrous orbs, sent over Gardevoir from Diamond (this one knew Hypnosis), and headed up Mt Coronet. What I'd forgotten was that Palkia and Dialga were lvl 70, while my pokemon were in the lvl 47-53 range. As you can probably imagine, getting their health down low enough to attempt capture was a PAIN.
First up was Dialga. After I got its HP into the red I waited for it to use Roar of Time, then switched in Gardevoir while it was recharging. Put it to sleep, and got it with the second ultra ball. Immediately saved the game. Next up was Palkia. Palkia was even more of a pain, since apparently it doesn't need to recharge after using Spacial Rend. Finally, I was down to Gardevoir at half HP, when Palkia made a Big Mistake. It used Heal Block instead of KO'ing me. I nailed it with Hypnosis, and THE VERY FIRST ULTRA BALL nabbed it.
After that, it was time to go find Oak and start bird-hunting. I also had Mesprit running around loose, so there were four spots on my marking map. I finally had to hunt Mesprit down and KO it to get it out of the way (I wasn't catching the lake trio anyway). Tried a few tricks to catch the bird trio. My Garchomp was faster than Moltres and Articuno, but Zapdos was faster than Garchomp, so finally I retrieved Scyther from Diamond and used a trick I'd seen on YouTube while watching someone catching Thundurus. I used False Swipe to get them down to one HP, then used Toxic to inflict status on them. Because they ran immediately it never had a chance to affect their HP, but they were still poisoned. After that I just ran in and out of Jubilife City until they appeared on Route 204-South and I could pitch quick balls at them. Got Zapdos first, then Moltres, and finally Articuno.
And now I am officially DONE with Platinum. And a damn good thing, too. Every now and then the game would freeze, and when I restarted my DS it would insist there was no game card inserted. I'd have to remove and reinsert Platinum to get it to work again. That was making me nervous, so I wanted to be done with it as quickly as possible. I traded Moltres and Articuno over to Diamond long enough to get them into my pokedex (I have Zapdos already), and then I transferred them all over to Black 2 via PokeTransfer.
Now I never have to even look at Platinum again!
...at least until the "play it again!" bug bites...
Regigigas fan
My Shiny Legendaries!
I have claimed Metroplex (TF:FoC) and Darksiders
Just bought a brand new copy of Platinum for £10 so I decided to start a Flying Mono-type Challenge on it.
Chose Turtwig as my starter and purposely lost to my rival, Gavin, as I don't want any non-flying type Pokémon to get any experience before I defeat the Elite Four. Did the usual start of game stuff before buying 10 Pokéballs and catching my first team member, a level 2 Starly that is now known as 'Skye'. Trained 'Skye' up to level 9 before heading on to route 203 to battle my rival once again, this time I won convincingly. The next thing I did was catch a Zubat named 'Roxie' and proceeded on to the Oreburgh Mine where I trained 'Skye' up to level 15 before heading back to the gym to beat Roark.
Roark was surprisingly easy as all I did was set up multiple Double-Teams on his Geodude before sweeping his team, only taking damage from a single Headbutt by his Cranidos. Then I had to head back to Jubilife City and then up North to Floaroma Town whilst training 'Roxie' along the way. Beat the Team Galactic Grunts easily with Roxie's newly learned Bite attack before my Skye's Intimidate allowed me to destroy Mars' Purugly.
Next up was the Eterna Forest where I abused the power of Cheryl's automatic healing to get both Roxie and Skye up to level 20. I then went to the Eterna Gym and swept through it with surprisingly Gardenia's Turtwig being the biggest problem due to its love of Reflect. Ended my day by going underground in search of some shards for move tutors later on in the game but I only managed to find 2 Red Shards and 1 Blue Shard in 30 minutes of digging. (Did also get 3 Skull fossils however).
Spoiler:- Current Team:
'Skye' - Staravia - Lv. 23
'Roxie' - Zubat - Lv.21
Current status in Pearl:
Roserade - "Flora" - level 52 - Giga Drain/Shadow Ball/Toxic/Ingrain - 5 ribbons
Gastrodon - "SluggyWubs" (don't judge me) - level 54 - Recover/Mud Bomb/Surf/Brine - 4 ribbons
Empoleon - "Birdie" - level 51 - Grass Knot/Aqua Jet/Metal Claw/Aerial Ace - 2 ribbons
Leafeon - "LeafyWeafy" - level 17 - Tackle/Tail Whip/Razor Leaf/Sand Attack - 0 ribbons
Steelix - "Martha Jr." - level 56 - Iron Tail/Crunch/Double Edge/Stone Edge - 1 ribbon
Tentacruel - "H8RSGNNA8" - level 50 - Barrier/Surf/Poison Jab/Hydro Pump - 2 ribbons
168 (seen); 33 (obtained)
After about three resets, I finally beat Cynthia (surprisingly enough, I struggled with her Lucario and NOT her Garchomp, like everyone else seems to do). After beating Cynthia, I had only 6 Pokémon I didn't encounter in the Sinnoh dex: Mesprit, Uxie, Azelf, Riolu, Lumineon, and Tentacool.
I went after Mesprit first, as it was the easiest to encounter. Once it was set free (and in my dex!) I went after Azelf. I saved right before talking to it, but of course, I couldn't catch it. I had to restart FOUR times, and the damn thing still wouldn't stay in the Ultra Ball. -sigh- Not a huge loss, though. I went after Uxie (my favourite of the Lake Trio) straight after. I didn't save before going encountering Uxie this time, though. After lowering its health to red, yet still having failed Ultra Balls, I used my Masterball (that I intended to use on Cresselia). Of course, the Masterball captured Uxie without fail, so I went out on my way. After a few quick Pokémon battles, I got the last three Pokémon into my dex, giving me the Poké Radar and my National Dex.
After speaking with Bebe, I got my Eevee, which I quickly evolved into Leafeon - my favourite Eeveelution. I nicknamed him LeafyWeafy just for the hell of it. >.> Leafy is currently level 17 and knows the moves Sand Attack, Tackle, Razor Leaf, and Tail Whip.
My next venture is scaling Stark Mountain with Buck. I'm not sure if I'll catch or kill Heatran though; I suppose I'll just wait and see.
~that's all for now~
Last edited by Seles; 7th June 2013 at 4:45 AM.
Since the last time I posted,I have done some more stuff!I met Cyrus who spoke a bit before challenging me to a battle.I won the battle quite convincingly.
Vs Cyrus
-He started with Murkrow and I sent out Drapion.
-Drapion's Poison Fang did high damage while Murkrow used Embargo to prevent the use of items.
-Cyrus used Super Potion to heal most of Murkrow's HP while Drapion's Poison Fang did some damage.
-Drapion's Poison Fang and Murkrow's Drill Peck did some damage to each other.
-Drapion knocked out Murkrow with another Poison Fang.Cyrus sent out Golbat.
-Drapion's Aqua Tail did some damage while Golbat's Poison Fang did little damage.The effects of Embargo wore off.
-Drapion's Aqua Tail did some damage while Golbat's Bite did little damage.
-Cyrus used Super Potion to heal some of Golbat's HP while Drapion's Aqua Tail did some damage.
-Drapion's Aqua Tail missed while Golbat's Poison Fang did little damage.
-Drapion's Aqua Tail did some damage while Golbat's Supersonic missed.
-Drapion's Aqua Tail missed while Golbat's Bite did little damage.
-Drapion knocked out Golbat with another Aqua Tail.Cyrus sent out Sneasel.
-Sneasel's Quick Attack and Drapion's Pin Missile did little damage to each other.
-Sneasel defeated Drapion with Slash.I sent out Golduck.
-Sneasel's Quick Attack did little damage while Golduck's Focus Blast missed.
-Sneasel used Screech to reduce Golduck's Defense but it was defeated by Golduck's Focus Blast.
Cyrus rewarded me with the ultimate Pokeball,a Master Ball.He told that he is off to Mt.Coronet.I got a hidden Nugget.I then healed my team in Team Galactic Nap Room.I went through a warp panel and reached some scientists.I went along and met Saturn and saw that the Lake Trio were suffering.Saturn challenged me to a battle to take revenge for Lake Valor.But it was not to be as I easily prevailed.
Vs Saturn
-He started with Kadabra and I sent out Drapion.
-Drapion's Pin Missile did massive damage while Kadabra's Shock Wave did little damage.
-Drapion's Pin Missile missed while Kadabra used Embargo to prevent the use of items.
-Drapion knocked out Kadabra with another Pin Missile.Saturn sent out Bronzor.
-Drapion's Aqua Tail did some damage while Bronzor's Shadow Ball did little damage.
-Drapion's Aqua Tail did some damage while Bronzor's Gyro Ball did little damage.
-Drapion knocked out Bronzor with another Aqua Tail.The effects of Embargo wore off.Saturn sent out Toxicroak.
-Drapion's Earthquake did heavy damage.Toxicroak's Sitrus Berry restored some of its HP and it used Swagger to raise Drapion's Attack and confuse it.
-Drapion defeated Toxicroak with another Earthquake.
After I defeated him,I pressed the switch of a machine to set the Lake Trio free.Saturn told me that Team Galactic has created a Red Chain from crystals from the Lake Trio and it would be used on Mt.Coronet by Cyrus.I exited the place and healed my team.I went through Route 208 to reach Mt.Coronet.I went through Mt.Coronet fighting countless Team Galactic Grunts and getting truckloads of items including hidden items.By the time I reached Spear Pillar,my team was very exhausted and couldn't take on Mars and Jupiter.So,I used an Escape Rope to exit the mountain and healed my team at Hearthome Pokemon Center.Since I could take only 5 of my team members to Spear Pillar due to requiring my HM Slave Bibarel to reach Spear Pillar,the one to miss out was Lopunny.I saved the game just before taking on Mars and Jupiter.
Lv.41 Male Naughty (Flame Wheel/Close Combat/ThunderPunch/Shadow Claw) Ability:Blaze Held Item:Fist Plate
Lv.41 Female Adamant (Surf/Ice Beam/Focus Blast/Psychic) Ability:Cloud Nine Held Item:Mystic Water
Lv.41 Male Bold (Ominous Wind/Fly/Thunderbolt/Silver Wind) Ability:Aftermath Held Item:Spooky Plate
Lv.42 Male Brave (Return/Jump Kick/ThunderPunch/Ice Punch) Ability:Cute Charm Held Item:Shell Bell
Lv.41 Female Naive (Vine Whip/Giga Impact/Crunch/Sludge Bomb) Ability:Levitate Held Item:Miracle Seed
Lv.41 Male Hasty (Poison Fang/Aqua Tail/Earthquake/Pin Missile) Ability:Sniper Held Item:Poison Barb
Spoiler:- Completed and Current Playthroughs:
Completed Teams:
Black Grass Monotype- &
Black RNG-
Currently Playing:
Ruby- Badges:4
Pearl- Badges:8
Black 2- Post Game
White 2- Post Game
I've completed the Pokemon League since my last update, as well as the post-game content. All that's left now is the Elite Four rematches. I may also tackle the Battle Frontier, although this team is strictly in-game and their EVs are all over the place, so it could be a disaster. I've added my Mamoswine from HG to the team, since he was pretty much gathering dust, and I reckon he'll be helpful for Cynthia.
Atlas ♂
Impish {64}
Earthquake, Rock Polish, Wood Hammer, Rock Slide
Letty ♀
Mild {64}
Discharge, Super Fang, Fake Tears, Hidden Power
Axel ♂
Adamant {64}
Bullet Punch, Swords Dance, Bug Bite, Brick Break
Karys ♀
Jolly {64}
Return, Brave Bird, Close Combat, Fly
Darcy ♀
Modest {64}
Surf, Ice Beam, Hidden Power, Rain Dance
Nover ♂
Jolly {69}
Ice Fang, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Ice Shard
Spoiler:- Beginning:
Quite some time ago I'd decided that I wanted to replay the Pokémon games I had, so back then I went and prepared some Pokémon just for that.
Now finally I've found some time, at least enough to get underway with the playthrough, so to say that I've done quite a bit would be a hyperbole.
I've gotten no further than beating my Rival for the first/second time, just outside of Jubilife City. The teams on the various games are as follows:
Brave [9]
Seed Bomb, Tackle, Absorb, Withdraw
Timid [6]
Surf, Ice Beam, Psychic, Calm Mind
Mild [6]
Thunderbolt, Signal Beam, Grass Knot, ThunderShock
Naive [9]
Pursuit, Drill Peck, Heat Wave, Thunder Wave
Jolly [7]
Scratch, Fire Punch, Brick Break, Swords Dance
Timid [9]
Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Sucker Punch, Nasty Plot
Modest [5]
Surf, Ice Beam, Water Pulse, Splash
Jolly [7]
Quick Attack, Return, Aerial Ace, U-Turn
Modest [10]
Surf, Ice Beam, Pound, Bubble
Jolly [7]
Aerial Ace, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Swords Dance
Timid [7]
Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Signal Beam, Thunder Wave
Adamant [6]
Scratch, Brick Break, Fire Punch, Seed Bomb
Spoiler:- EDIT 1:
So I continued my adventure, first on my Diamond game. I'm now playing Pearl, and after that I'll let Platinum catch up.
What I've done is the following: I walked to Oreburgh City, beating some trainers along the way and some hiker gave me HM06. I wanted to challenge the gym, but had to fetch the gym leader, Roark, first. I did that, and demolished Roark with Turtwig/Milotic/Piplup. Afterwards I caught all the Pokémon I could catch, traded where I could and got all the items. Then I went back to Jubilife, had my first encounter with Team Galactic, beat them, beat the trainers on the lower part of route 204 and healed my Pokémon in Jubilife Pokémon Center, which is where I saved my game.
Brave [16]
Seed Bomb, Tackle, Absorb, Withdraw
Timid [11]
Surf, Ice Beam, Psychic, Calm Mind
Mild [11]
Thunderbolt, Signal Beam, Grass Knot, ThunderShock
Naive [11]
Pursuit, Drill Peck, Heat Wave, Thunder Wave
Jolly [16]
Scratch, Fire Punch, Brick Break, Swords Dance
Timid [11]
Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Sucker Punch, Nasty Plot
Modest [11]
Surf, Ice Beam, Water Pulse, Splash
Jolly [11]
Quick Attack, Return, Aerial Ace, U-Turn
Modest [16]
Surf, Ice Beam, Pound, Bubble
Jolly [11]
Aerial Ace, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Swords Dance
Timid [11]
Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Signal Beam, Thunder Wave
Adamant [11]
Scratch, Brick Break, Fire Punch, Seed Bomb
Last edited by Emeraldfan; 17th June 2013 at 2:47 PM.
Since the last time,I have done some more stuff.I proceeded to Spear Pillar where I met Cyrus,Mars and Jupiter.Cyrus summoned Palkia and an epic cutscene followed after which Cyrus told me about his plans.Mars and Jupiter challenged me to a battle.Just then SirPera came and asked to not start the party without him.So,we both had a tag battle with Mars and Jupiter.They both were easily defeated by our combination.SirPera healed my team after the battle.When Palkia tries to create a new universe,the Lake Trio appears and stops its creation thus destroying the Red Chain.He then challenged me to a battle which I unfortunately lost and blacked out.This time I took Lopunny with me and left out Drapion.I climbed back Mt.Coronet and reached Spear Pillar again but I had to defeat Mars and Jupiter all over again with SiPera.I easily managed to do so.This time I battled Cyrus and managed to defeat him thus preventing him from executing his plans.
Vs Cyrus
-He started with Honchkrow and I sent out Golduck.
-Golduck's Ice Beam did high damage while Honchkrow's Steel Wing did little damage.
-Cyrus used Super Potion to heal some of Honchkrow's HP but it was defeated by another Ice Beam.Cyrus sent out Gyarados.
-Golduck's Psychic and Gyarados's Ice Fang did little damage to each other.
-Golduck's Psychic did little damage and it was defeated by Gyarados's Giga Impact.I sent out Carnivine.
-Gyarados recharged while Carnivine's Vine Whip did little damage.
-Cyrus withdrew Gyarados and sent out Crobat while Carnivine's Giga Impact did some damage.
-Crobat's Cross Poison did heavy damage and poisoned Carnivine while Carnivine recharged.Carnivine was hurt by poison.
-Crobat knocked out Carnivine with another Cross Poison.I sent out Drifblim.
-Crobat's Air Slash and Drifblim's Thunderbolt did some damage to each other.
-Crobat's Air Slash did some more damage but it was knocked out by Drifblim's Thunderbolt.Cyrus sent out Weavile.
-Weavile's X-Scissor did little damage while Drifblim's Silver Wind did some damage and raised Drifblim's Attack,Defense,Speed,Sp.Attack and Sp.Defense.
-Weavile's X-Scissor did little damage while Drifblim's Silver Wind did some more damage.Weavile's Sitrus Berry restored some of its HP.
-Weavile knocked out Drifblim with Ice Punch but took some damage from Drifblim's Aftermath.I sent out Lopunny.
-Weavile's X-Scissor did some damage but it was defeated by Lopunny's Jump Kick.Lopunny's Shell Bell healed it a little.Cyrus sent out Gyarados again.
-Lopunny's ThunderPunch did some damage and paralyzed Gyarados.Lopunny's Shell Bell healed it a little but it was defeated by Gyarados's Giga Impact.I sent out Infernape.
-Infernape knocked out Gyarados with ThunderPunch.
Cyrus admitted his defeat and left along with the other members of Team Galactic.Just then,Prof.Rowan and Dawn arrived and the Professor entrusted me to stop the enraged Palkia.I battled it but since my team was already tired from the previous battle,I lost and blacked out.I climbed Mt.Coronet for the third time and reached Spear Pillar again.This time I managed to weaken Palkia enough and caught it in a Net Ball.It has Careful Nature(+Sp.Defense/-Sp.Defense) which is not good since Sp.Attack is its highest stat.Prof.Rowan was thrilled at having seen this sight.I picked up Lustrous Orb and went back my way to the bottom of Mt.Coronet.I got a Hyper Potion and TM Dragon Claw in a cave that was blocked by a Team Galactic Grunt earlier.I then exited the mountain.I was on Route 211.I went to Celestic Town and healed my team before saving.
Lv.42 Male Naughty (Flame Wheel/Close Combat/ThunderPunch/Shadow Claw) Ability:Blaze Held Item:Fist Plate
Lv.41 Female Adamant (Surf/Ice Beam/Focus Blast/Psychic) Ability:Cloud Nine Held Item:Mystic Water
Lv.41 Male Bold (Ominous Wind/Fly/Thunderbolt/Silver Wind) Ability:Aftermath Held Item:Spooky Plate
Lv.42 Male Brave (Return/Jump Kick/ThunderPunch/Ice Punch) Ability:Cute Charm Held Item:Shell Bell
Lv.41 Female Naive (Vine Whip/Giga Impact/Crunch/Sludge Bomb) Ability:Levitate Held Item:Miracle Seed
Lv.42 Male Hasty (Poison Fang/Aqua Tail/Earthquake/Pin Missile) Ability:Sniper Held Item:Poison Barb
Spoiler:- Completed and Current Playthroughs:
Completed Teams:
Black Grass Monotype- &
Black RNG-
Currently Playing:
Ruby- Badges:4
Pearl- Badges:8
Black 2- Post Game
White 2- Post Game
So I continued my adventure, Diamond first. And I must say, I'm going to have some trouble until I get my second badge, and then again until I get my fourth badge. This is because 75% of my team is traded from another game, and therefore won't always obey unless I have the right amount of badges. After the second badge my Pokémon will obey me up to lvl 30, after the fourth that will be lvl 50, and I don't suspect any problems after that. But for now I'll have to live with "Pretends not to notice", "Turned away" and "Ignored orders".
Anyway, I've just cleared out Team Galactic out of Floarma town on my Diamond file. The battle with Mars wasn't that interesting since Pichu decided to obey for once, and one Thunderbolt took care of Zubat. Then I used my newly evolved Grotle and managed to KO Mars' Purugly with two Seed Bomb attacks. Afterwards I ran to the Pokémon Center, healed my Pokémon and saved. And I just realised that I need to buy some more Pokéballs, since I'd used my remaining three to capture the three Pokémon that were now available to me...
And now I'll be off playing Pearl...
The battle on Pearl with Mars was probably the easiest I've ever had. My Monferno lost 1 HP and the battle as a whole lasted three turns. Swords Dance, Fire Punch, Brick Break got me the victory. I also believe that this is the first time I've ever OHKO'd Mars' Purugly.
Having said that Pearl's battle was the easiest, Platinum's battle only took two moves, but four turns. Gligar wouldn't obey the first turn, but destroyed Mars' Zubat the second turn with Rock Slide. Prinplup got flinched the first turn by Purugly's Fake Out attack, but a critical hit Surf took it out the turn after.
Brave [19]
Seed Bomb, Tackle, Absorb, Withdraw
Timid [12]
Surf, Ice Beam, Psychic, Calm Mind
Mild [12]
Thunderbolt, Signal Beam, Grass Knot, ThunderShock
Naive [13]
Pursuit, Drill Peck, Heat Wave, Thunder Wave
Jolly [18]
Scratch, Fire Punch, Brick Break, Swords Dance
Timid [12]
Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Sucker Punch, Nasty Plot
Modest [13]
Surf, Ice Beam, Water Pulse, Splash
Jolly [12]
Quick Attack, Return, Aerial Ace, U-Turn
Modest [18]
Surf, Ice Beam, Pound, Bubble
Jolly [13]
Aerial Ace, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Swords Dance
Timid [14]
Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Signal Beam, Thunder Wave
Adamant [13]
Scratch, Brick Break, Fire Punch, Seed Bomb
Last edited by Emeraldfan; 17th June 2013 at 6:35 PM.
Dawn's Sinnoh Journey in Platinum - Part 1
It was the beginning of one of many 2013 summer journeys. Dawn was at her house with her friend Barry. He told her to meet him, and she went to his house. They both talked, and Barry really wanted a Pokemon, so he said he would be waiting for her at Route 201. She met him there, and Barry wanted to go to Sandgem Town, and go over the... TALL GRASS! However, an old man stopped him. He was Prof. Rowan, and after sort of begging, Barry got both of us a Pokemon from the Prof. Dawn picked first, and she picked a Chimchar, Serious Nature. Barry is a prick though, and he picked Piplup. Prof Rowan and his assistant Lucas left, and Barry asked for a battle. Dawn accepted, and Chimchar won! Both kids went home, ready for their adventures to begin!
Dawn's Platinum Team
Level 6, No Nickname yet
2nd Diamond File:
Badges 0-1
- Named my character as Debbie
- Choose Chimchar and won against Starly
- Got to keep Chimchar now named Wukong, timid nature
- Got to Jubilife City with ease.
- Caught a female Budew called Rosa, modest nature.
- Trained up Rosa.
- Beat Barry with ease using Rosa and Wukong.
- Got to Oreburgh City and went to the mines, got Rosa trained and easily beat both gym trainers and leader using Rosa.
Badges 1-2
- Caught a Geodude for rock smash
- Caught myself a Shellos for my team and called Okenia.
- Beat trainers and Team Galatic in Floaroma Town
- Beat trainers up to Eterna Forest
- In Eterna Forest I finally managed to catch myself my third team member a Murkrow named Omen with Super Luck.
- Trained up Omen very easily its amazing!
- Easily got through the forest and to Eterna City.
- Avoided trainers but beat gym with Omen and Wukong
- Beat Team Galatic.
- Took a slight diversion and headed back and around to get the soothe bell for Rosa as she has reached level 18 without evolving.
- Got the soothe bell for Rosa and trying to get her happiness up for evolution, she's currently on 2 small hearts.
Badges 2-3
- Headed back to Veilstone and beat the gym trainers and leader using Omen (and Wukong for Lucario only).
- Caught the fourth member of the team a Bonzor Sassy nature with levitate.
- Currently trying to get Rosa evolved by today and get my team to Level 30 for gym leader number 4.
Last edited by Dragon trainer; 5th July 2013 at 12:29 PM.
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Dawn's Sinnoh Journey in Platinum - Part 2
Dawn and Barry were ready. They were on Rout 201, ready for their journeys to begin. Barry decided to thank Prof. Rowan by going to Lake Verity and catching the legendary Pokemon! Dawn followed him, but they saw this weird man called Cyrus talking to himself. Barry then realized they had no Pokeballs, so they left to Sandgem Town to thank Prof. Rowan. On the way to Sandgem Town, Dawn met this man who gave her a Potion. Finally in Sandgem Town, she saw Barry leave the lab, and Lucas got her in the lab. There she saw Prof Rowan. She thanked him, and he gave her the Pokedex. She also decided to nickname Chimchar Katniss (fire Pokemon + girl = girl on fire..!!!). As she was leaving, Prof Rowan gave her the TM Return. Lucas told her he would teach her how to catch Pokemon, but first she needed to go home to tell her mom. Back home, Barry's mom was worried and gave Dawn a Parcel to deliver to Barry. So, Lucas then taught Dawn how to catch Pokemon, and gave her 5 Pokeballs. She decided to help Rowan already, and caught a Shinx, a Bidoof, a Kricketot and a Starly. She box'd the first three, and kept Starly who she named Skystar. She finally continued her journey up route 202, fighting a few trainers on her way and training Starly on the way. Dawn has in total been hit by 3 Critical Hits, which is already too many. Once she arrived in Jubilife Town, Lucas took her on a tour around the city.
Critical Hit Count: 3
Dawn's Platinum Team
Level 8, Katniss
Level 8, Skystar
I have finally begun his long awaited Platinum journey! I awoke in his house in Twinleaf Town, after watching a rather dull program about Professor Rowan. Why I put it on in the first place remains a mystery. I took one step, and suddenly Barry was upon me. Ranting on about getting a Pokémon (he must've watched the Rowan Show as well; great minds think alike) and my brand new PC, he finally calmed down enough to tell me to meet him outside, which I decided I might as well do (the game mechanics mean I have to regardless). But then my Mom was talking to me. I'm British, so I say 'Mum'- not 'Mom'. But hey ho. Long story short- I got outside, after promising not to go in the Tall Grass, and went and found Barry, who then decided he'd go in the Tall Grass. But thankfully Rowan stopped him, and decided to give us Pokémon, after asking if we loved Pokémon (I wouldn't be playing the game if I didn't like Pokémon- WTF was that question about). Anyway, my rant over, I picked Chimchar.
Barry then came at me again, with his penguin Pokémon Piplup. How quaint. We then agreed to his
demisebattle, and I obviously won, with 12 HP to spare. Well done Chimchar. I trained my Brave starter to level 8, and I got to nickname him at Rowan's lab. I named him 'FlameMonki', because it's a Fire type, and it's a monkey (I had 10 characters to use). Trained him to level 9, did the boring 'tell your Mom you'll probably never see her again' thing, and then got Poke Balls. I caught a Bidoof and a Starly. Guess what I'm using (*hint; it's Starly*). Trained my newest member to level 9, and then took on the Trainers on the route above Sandgem Town. Got FlameMonki to level 10, but Starling (that's my Starly) remains currently at level 9. We then saved in the Jubilife City Pokémon Centre.
Lucas' (that's me) Platinum Team:
FlameMonki the Chimchar (Level 10) [Scratch / Leer / Ember / Taunt]
Starling the Starly (Level 9) [Tackle / Growl / Quick Attack / Wing Attack]
Last edited by snivy trainer; 6th July 2013 at 11:42 AM.
After my last post I went to Rome for a week and a half, and during that time I played some on all of my files, and eventually some more on my Diamond file. What I did on all files was the following:
I ventured to Eterna City, teaming up with Cheryl in Eterna Forest. When I arrived in Eterna, I immediately went and challenged the gym there and got my second badge. The Pokémon that helped me beat the gym were Murkrow, Psyduck, Monferno, Milotic, Staravia, Prinplup, Gligar and Aipom, most of them gained some levels in the process. That fact that I got my second badge meant that my Pokémon obeyed me once more. And that made destroying Team Galactic in Eterna City quite an easy task. I then went down the Cycling Road, ventured through the Wayward Cave and escorted Mira out of there and I finally saved in front of the entrance to Mount Coronet.
On my Diamond file I then continued and went through Mount Coronet to Hearthome City, beating all trainers along the way. I made a short stop in the Pokémon Contest hall and then prepared myself to leave Hearthome, but not before I was challenged by Barry. Beat him easily and I then quickly went to Veilstone City, skipping all trainers I could skip. I beat the gym there, using Grotle for the gym trainers and Murkrow for Maylene. I helped Dawn by recovering her Pokédex and then I ran to Pastoria City, again skipping all the trainers I could. Having defeated Crasher Wake with the combined efforts of my Pichu and Grotle, I obtained my fourth badge, which meant that all Pokémon up to lvl 50 will obey me without question, which makes training a whole lot easier, since I don't really have to worry about non-obeying Pokémon anymore. With that knowledge I flew back to Hearthome and from there I ventured to Veilstone and Pastoria once more, now beating all the trainers. Right now I'm just outside Pastoria and I'm about to challenge some fisherman with my newly evolved Pikachu.
Brave [36]
Seed Bomb, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Leech Seed
Timid [35]
Surf, Ice Beam, Psychic, Calm Mind
Mild [35]
Thunderbolt, Signal Beam, Grass Knot, Brick Break
Naive [35]
Faint Attack, Drill Peck, Heat Wave, Thunder Wave
Jolly [24]
Scratch, Fire Punch, Brick Break, Swords Dance
Timid [24]
Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Sucker Punch, Nasty Plot
Modest [24]
Surf, Ice Beam, Water Pulse, Splash
Jolly [24]
Quick Attack, Return, Aerial Ace, U-Turn
Modest [26]
Surf, Ice Beam, Pound, Bubble
Jolly [26]
Aerial Ace, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Swords Dance
Timid [26]
Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Signal Beam, Air Slash
Adamant [26]
Scratch, Brick Break, Fire Punch, Seed Bomb
Last edited by Emeraldfan; 9th July 2013 at 6:42 AM.
I trained my team around Jubilife, and after beating all the trainers my team was nearly level 11. This one trainer:
"I'm going to beat you with the Magikarp my dad caught for me!"
Priceless. That poor boy... bet his dad was rich though, to have to pay for every loss his kid suffered.
Barry was easy. I only used Chimchar, and using Taunt so his Pokémon couldn't Growl me into submission I won. I knew Roark was a Rock type user, and so would need Monferno. Chimchar was level 12. I trained my team extensively, so by the time I got to Roark himself, in his gym, my team had evolved into a Monferno and a Staravia. Monferno then destroyed Roark. I sorted out Team Galactic, and arrived in Floraroma Town, where I caught a Shellos named Squishy. I went all the way back to Oreburgh and I'm trying to train Shellos to level 17 (the same as the rest of my team).
Lucas' Platinum Team:
FlameMonki the Monferno, level 17 (Brave Nature) [Fury Swipes / Mach Punch / Ember / Taunt)
Starling the Staravia, level 16 (Gentle Nature) [Tackle / Double Team / Wing Attack / Quick Attack]
Squishy the Shellos, level 12 (Relaxed Nature) [Water Pulse / Mud Bomb / Harden / Mud Sport]
Kurry's Platinum Nuzlocke Adventure
Badges obtained: 2
Creme the Buneary (F)
Moon Pie the Staravia (F)
Gunz the Machop (M)
Salsa the Roselia (F)
Unkh'ella the Crobat (F)
Oreo the Luxio (F)
Died against Galactic Admin Mar's Purugly. Critical Faint Attack
Cobblepot the Prinplup (M)
Died against Hiker Justin's Geodude. Critical Self-Destruct
On my Diamond file I finished clearing all the routes I'd previously skipped. I then flew to Pastoria City to pursue the Team Galactic grunt that was standing there. We ended up at Lake Valor, where I beat his Glameow. Then Cynthia made a request, which I granted, so I flew to Solaceon town, where I decided that now was as good a time as any to evolve my Pikachu and Murkrow, so I did just that.
On my Pearl file I went through Hearthome City and Solaceon Town and, having skipped all the trainers, finally reached Veilstone City, where I challenged the gym. Staravia beat all the gym trainers, and Monferno swept Maylene at +6. I then helped Dawn recover her Pokédex, which got Monferno another 2 levels up.
On my Platinum file finally, I went to Hearthome City, again skipping all the trainers, where I challenged the gym. I let Prinplup clear the first room, then Rotom the second room and Fantina, the gym leader. That fight was not challenging at all, Rotom only took 20 HP damage from a Critical Hit Shadow Sneak, and continued to destroy Fantina's Pokémon with Shadow Ball.
Afterwards I traveled to Solaceon Town, beating my rival on the road. I decided not to stay in Solaceon, so I continued my journey to Veilstone City, where I challenged the Pokémon Gym. I mostly used Gligar, and Aipom once or twice. Maylene was defeated by a +2 Gligar, who scored all OHKO's.
Beating one or two trainers on the road, I arrived at Pastoria City on both my Pearl and Platinum files. I then challenged the gym on both files, but before I was able to do so on Platinum I had to beat my rival. Made short work of him, though he surprisingly enough was higher leveled than me. I then entered the gym and beat all trainers with Milotic (Pearl) and Rotom (Platinum). Crasher Wake was defeated by Milotic (Pearl) and Rotom and Aipom (Platinum), who afterwards evolved into Ambipom! At this point I saved the game, but I'll probably continue at some point today.
Brave [37]
Seed Bomb, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Leech Seed
Timid [37]
Surf, Ice Beam, Psychic, Calm Mind
Mild [37]
Thunderbolt, Signal Beam, Grass Knot, Brick Break
Naive [37]
Faint Attack, Drill Peck, Heat Wave, Thunder Wave
Jolly [28]
Scratch, Fire Punch, Brick Break, Swords Dance
Timid [29]
Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Sucker Punch, Nasty Plot
Modest [29]
Surf, Ice Beam, Water Pulse, Splash
Jolly [29]
Quick Attack, Return, Aerial Ace, U-Turn
Modest [32]
Surf, Ice Beam, Pound, Bubble
Jolly [32]
Aerial Ace, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Swords Dance
Timid [37]
Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Signal Beam, Air Slash
Adamant [32]
Double Hit, Brick Break, Fire Punch, Seed Bomb
Last edited by Emeraldfan; 10th July 2013 at 7:45 AM.
I'm trading with myself on the GTS at the moment. Breeding Pokemon on Platinum and trading them to HeartGold.
My friend safari: Noibat, Gabite, Druddigon
I gave up training Squishy after realising it'd take ages trying, especially in Oreburgh Mine. So I decided to just use it in normal battles, as it's Defenses are pretty high. I went through and beat Mars rather easily (+6 with Harden against Zubat with Squishy, and then KO and slowly beat both of Mar's Pokémon with Water Pulse and Mud Bomb). Eventually Squishy learned Hidden Power, which is Ghost. I went through Eterna Forest, and challenged Gardenia (after finally obtaining the Exp. Share). Monferno and Staravia KOed everything. Need I say more? Then I went and beat Jupiter, although Stuntank nearly knocked all my team out bar FireMonki, who managed to burn It with Ember. I'm now training on Cycling Road.
Lucas' Platinum Team:
FlameMonki the Monferno, level 22 (Brave Nature) [Fury Swipes / Mach Punch / Ember / Flame Wheel)
Starling the Staravia, level 21 (Gentle Nature) [Tackle / Double Team / Wing Attack / Quick Attack]
Squishy the Shellos, level 21 (Relaxed Nature) [Water Pulse / Mud Bomb / Hidden Power {Ghost} / Mud Sport]
Last edited by snivy trainer; 11th July 2013 at 6:24 PM.
As of now, I've played Pearl up to the same point where Diamond is. Both files are in Solaceon Town, with the SecretPotion at the ready to cure the Psyduck from their headache. I also decided to evolve my Misdreavus, since I did the same with Murkrow and Pikachu on my Diamond file.
Then another thing. Whilst I was catching Pokémon in the Trophy Garden (all I needed was a Pikachu) I suddenly encountered a shiny Pikachu. I really was quite shocked by that, my second shiny ever, and already quite early in the game. I've played 400 hours on my Emerald file, and I've never seen one. And now, after only 14 hours, I get one on Pearl.
And on top off al of this, Naughty nature isn't half bad either...
Now only Platinum is left to play, and after that I'll decide whether I'll play Diamond, Pearl and Platinum some more, or whether I'll continue on my HeartGold and SoulSilver files.
Brave [37]
Seed Bomb, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Leech Seed
Timid [37]
Surf, Ice Beam, Psychic, Calm Mind
Mild [37]
Thunderbolt, Signal Beam, Grass Knot, Brick Break
Naive [37]
Faint Attack, Drill Peck, Heat Wave, Thunder Wave
Jolly [37]
Fire Punch, Brick Break, Earthquake, Swords Dance
Timid [37]
Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Energy Ball, Nasty Plot
Modest [37]
Surf, Ice Beam, Dragon Pulse, Recover
Jolly [37]
Return, Aerial Ace, Close Combat, U-Turn
Modest [32]
Surf, Ice Beam, Pound, Bubble
Jolly [32]
Aerial Ace, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Swords Dance
Timid [37]
Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Signal Beam, Air Slash
Adamant [32]
Double Hit, Brick Break, Fire Punch, Seed Bomb


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the shop was easy to spot, it's name not too original: "Shelia's Wares and Tares" on a sign outside the door. Like all the shops, the building was wood, re-enforced with metal and stone. Inside was what any traveler needed. Shelves of supplies ranging from scuba gear to camping gear, from harnesses and ropes, to waterskins and even desert ware. This town after all was the only one in a hundred miles of forest. The other half of the store carried the basics of armor and weapons, tho well crafted and sturdy weapons.
Lynet and Cassio spent time gathering some cold weather gear, knowing that each day was cooler than the day before. They also restocked their foods and basic supplies while Sheila help Masque purchase a few daggers that suited him. Inriia likewise restocked her stuff, noting the winter wear the couple had acquired and also grabbing a winter cloak. Cassio, upon paying for his gear, walked next door to the alchemist, returning just as the 3 were departing, handing Lynet a bag containing a dozen vials. If they were to fight dragon ghosts, and he hopped not, then being prepared for that was important for this mission.
The four left the store and headed to the outskirts where the temple stood. It was two stories high, crafted of large stones like that of the Inn. however, more work and art went into this construction. Stairs led up to a porch, two columns on each side, a vine with open flowers wrapping around them was carved into each column. Beside the carved wooden doors were two round stain glass windows. The inside of the temple looked much larger than it did outside. A green carpet divided the building in two and ran up twords the front. Elaborate benches lined both sides with a 5 foot aisle on each side. three doors were on each side of the main hall, small rooms for special temple purposes. Up front was a podium on a raised platform. A large 6 ft diamater window, identical in design to those at the entrance in the center up high. two gold chandelier hung from the high ceiling lighting what the windows didnt.
As the group entered, they saw a man sitting in the floor behind the podium cross-legged and in deep meditation. When the doors had opened, he released his breath and stood up to face the four. Pyoro was a short for a sun elf, just above 5 foot. Copper hair and golden tan skin marked his culture; and he was dressed in a high-collared sleeveless tan silk tunic embroidered with the symbol of the town deity and green trousers. A hooded night-black woolen cloak sat on his shoulders. On his belt was a finely crafted mithil mace, religious runes decorating the metal. The magical aura of divine magic mixed with the sunlight filtering in around him thru the stain glass window.
Inriia's step slowed, the sorceress somewhat uncomfortable in a temple, as she studied every nook and cranny. The others strode rather confidently twords the front, Masque taking lead again. the priest stepped down floor level to greet the strange bunch .
"May the light illumine you" greeted Masque with no hesitation, "You must be Pyoro; we are those the druidess has hired to take care of this 'situation'. Please tell us what must be done."
"Yes, I am Pyoro, town priest and school teacher. And I had been expecting a few from Nymilja would make a stop by here soon."
He glanced to Cassio and Lynet who were known by the priest and nodded a greeting in acknowledgment of them. His glance, or more a glower, turned to his dark skinned cousin who eventually turned her crimson eyes to the priest. He had already met her, not that she knew, when Nymilja brought her in. He had been surprised how correct that druidess' assessment been of the sorceress, not that he would admit it. The druidess also mention a few other things no one would understand how she would know. Mostly how trying on one's patience the drowess would be, tho how great the outcome would be if this quest succeeded. He had a mental laugh of pity to the group and gave thanks for him not being the one to put up with this dark elf.
Getting right to business, clearing his throat, "yes. I have a magical bag for this object, tho how you plan to get it in without touching is another matter. I suspect someone will be clever enough to figure it out," handing Lynet a unremarkable bag with a feint magic aura. Rubbing his chin, "I suspect Nymilja has told you the task and have made enough preparations?"
"Remove the man and take his new found toy," Inriia replied offhandedly looking around the temple nonchalantly, her foot tapping softly.
She thought to say more of this, but held back this time. Get the facts and get out of this place was on her mind, shifting her weight again onto the other foot. Which reminded her, she did need a new horse. Her last one ended up taking her down as it fell, her on it's back still.
Lynet nodded to her former teacher, placing the bag in her own pack while trying to hold her temper at the mouth of the dark elf. "she wants us to bring back the man with hopes of curing him."
"She did mention dragon ghost..." Cassio spoke likewise holding his frustration.
Pyoro nodded to the couple, tho he had nagging doubts bringing the man back alive would be possible, much less heal the madness that had overtaken him. But he wasnt going to crush the optimism of his former student. Life usually stole hope from people and holding onto it as long as possible was a gift the veteran priest had lost. He finished discussing strategies and what they would expect; reviewing the map and route as well as advice for handling ghost.
Taking charge once again, Masque produced a small satchel from somewhere inside his cloak and tossed itto Lynet, "fill these bottles with as much holy items as possible." Turning to Cassio, "Go acquire the swiftest horses you can." He seemed to spit up the young drowess's name, "Inriiaynrae... I will leave you to do what you do best. Pyoro and I are going to have a little chat," Masque spoke the last in a semi-threatening tone.
the couple looked to each other as Masque seam to take upon himself to lead the group. And for a second, Cassio considered debating with him about it; he had been recruited well before this Masque man showed up, and knew the druidess for as long as he'd been living in Bitterleaf. Feeling the same, yet trying to keep things from becoming volatile, Lynet's hand had reached up to the crook of her man's arm in a calming effect before she took the satchel and headed out. Cassio paused to stare hard at the man before him, this Masque, chewing his lip then with an audible sigh exited the temple and headed for the stables. Inriia by this time was already heading out. She didnt necessarily ignore him, but she didnt acknowledge his response to her.
Masque grabbed the priest and led him to a small private side room. When pulled into the room, his instincts carried a hand to the mace on his belt and prepared to defend himself, stopping when the man began to speak.
"You will remain quiet about this conversation. the Order doesn't take kindly to those who reveal what happens behind closed doors. I will not coat words. This farmer may not survive this encounter, but I will do my best to purify and purge this spirit from him. But I may need your aid in something else," his expression and countenance softening slightly. Masque produced a scroll from his cloak and handed it to Pyoro. "Research the origins of this..."
The priest just listened; he knew and would keep such matters private, understanding what Masque was asking him to do. He took the scroll from Masque carefully, nodding. "I will begin immediately," pulling forth a small vial and handing it to Masque before motioning twords the door.
When Masque was finished speaking to Pyoro he exited the room and located Lynet. The cleric was speaking with Pyoro's apprentice and one of her former peers, gathering a good number of holy waters as well as other needs she would have use of.
"We may leave now. And I thank you for your patience and cooperation," Masque replied with a quick bow of appreciation before he walked through the main temple door, hoping to find Cassio and Inriia waiting with horses. He knew time was running out for the poor farmer.
Cassio grumbled as he walked, kicking a few pebbles along the way. the stable manager walked out of his little office, towel drying off his hand as the warrior approached. He snapped fingers to get his daughter's attention who headed twords the pen that contained a number of horses of many colors and various sized.
"'Ight, what can I do you for?" the grungy looking man asked, heavy accented.
"Four horses for travel," handing a paper to the man that the druidess had given him earlier.
the man read it, with difficulty, then called back in some strange dialect the warrior didnt recognize, to saddle four mounts. Another girl carried the tack and set it where her sister was tying the first horse. It didnt take the daughters long and the mounts tied to the hitching post were ready for their journey. In Cassio's right hand was the reigns to a palomino and a dabbled grey horse, his left a bay and black horse.
Cassio found Inriia off by herself standing on the bridge. She had been leaning over the edge staring down into the dark water. Hood over her head and the piwafwi tight around her, none crossing over knew it was the dark elf in their town. Her thoughts couldnt help but drift to those years of torment.
"I killed you for what you did to me," a hoarse whisper came from the sorceress, "Why are you not dead? How can you still be alive in my head when I killed you? Why do you still haunt me?"
She would allow no tears, no weakness even while alone. Instead a wall of numbness and apathy went up in her mind, her mask of survival back into place. A shake of her head to clear away the fuzzy cobwebs. Boots and hoofs drew near and she turned to be greeted by Cassio who handed her the reigns to the black horse then he continued on to the temple.
Lynet and Masque did find the other two waiting, saddled horses ready to go. The bay was handed to Masque, the dappled gray handed to Lynet and he took the palomino.
"Any of you who want to turn back do so now. And to clear the air, so to speak, I will not hide my dislike for some of you," he looked to Inriia as he said the last, "but each of us has been collected her for a higher purpose," Masque spoke then jumped up into the saddle and nudged his horse into movement, riding off in the direction of the Dragon Graveyard. The other three followed suit, leading their horses into a canter and heading out of Bitterleaf.


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McClendon seems to be a penetrating NT when the system calls for a NT to occupy blockers...and no we won't change to a 4-3, there's a reason why companies and society have systems to follow them. You just don't change yearly. If it was that simple everyone wouldn't try to copy the Seahawks system this year. Make a plan and stick to it, it seems to work...our results are proof.
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I think we've still got a real shot at signing this guy. Some say he could sign with the Browns but on there blog I read this:
Updating on the rumors surrounding DE Alex Carrington, it sounds like the Pittsburgh Steelers are interested in his services. The Browns are stacked on the defensive line, so missing out on Carrington wouldn't be a big loss, although you'd like to see him stay out of the division.
Also in the above article is states that The Browns were reportedly interested in the 2010 third round pick as well, but nothing new has materialized on that front.
I would really love to sign Carrington.
Team needs: CB, S, OLB
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Round 5- Gabe Wright, DT; Auburn
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Round 7- Damian Swann, CB; Georgia
Never before has a player who has done so little, been the annointed saviour of the Steelers 3-4....
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Supermodel Kate Moss is going to great lengths to put a British newspaper in their place. She is suing 'News Of The World' for publishing a story saying Kate engaged in an orgy on her birthday last week.
Long gone are the days when those were cool, I suppose. The paper wrote: "Moss, two women, and one male "were kissing and caressing one another and four or five other people were in the Dorchester Hotel room watching."
That was enough for Kate, who says as a "mum", she doesn't want those lies written about her. It's probably just a misunderstanding. They were probably just giving Kate her birthday spankings.


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Teacher Who Showed 'The ABCs of Death' to Her Students Sent to Jail
The internet will never stop arguing about when it is okay to show films with explicit content to children. But, there is one thing that we're pretty sure everyone can agree on: showing the violent and disturbing The ABCs of Death to five classes of unsuspecting students is an act of irresponsible idiocy on just about every conceivable level. Columbus, Ohio substitute teacher Sheila Kearns was rightfully let go from her job back in 2013 when she screened the film for her substitute Spanish classes, but the courts have handed down an additional punishment: 90 days in jail.
SNL and Dakota Johnson Take You to the Weirdest 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Press Junket
With Dakota Johnson guest hosting, last night's SNL had no shortage of 50 Shades of Grey jokes. For her part, Johnson seemed equally bemused and embarrassed by her controversial new hit, rolling with whatever the show threw at her and always coming out looking far better than her naysayers expected. Her ability to make fun of herself and the film that has turned her into an overnight movie star really came together in the only sketch of the night that required her to play herself.
2015 Oscars: Martin Scorsese Teams With Student Filmmakers for an Apple Commercial
The Oscars may not carry the same amount of commercial clout as the Super Bowl, but it still offers advertisers an opportunity to appeal to a very specific audience. In this case, it's Apple and legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese teaming up to sell the cinematic potential of the iPad. And yes, this commercial wants to tug on your heartstrings.
'Ghostbusters 3' Can Still Happen, According to Dan Aykroyd
When it was revealed that director Paul Feig was going to reboot Ghostbusters with an all-female cast, the general assumption was that Ghostbusters 3 was dead and buried. Gone forever. Kaput. Never to be mentioned again. But, Dan Aykroyd never got that memo. Aykroyd, who co-wrote and starred in the original films, has spent years talking up Ghostbusters 3 and he's not going to let silly little things like an actual, official, studio-sanctioned remake with a cast and release date get in the way.
SNL 40: Jim Carrey Makes an Awkward Brian Williams Joke on the Red Carpet
In the midst of an otherwise dull (and occasionally painful) red carpet special that aired before the SNL 40th anniversary show, special guest Jim Carrey livened things up by by making Matt Lauer really uncomfortable. His comedic weapon of choice? The recently suspended/disgraced NBC newsman Brian Williams.
SNL 40 Resurrects 'The Californians' and Recruits Bradley Cooper, Taylor Swift and Betty White For the Cast
A few key members of the SNL cast and crew must love "The Californians" because the much-derided sketch was brought back to life for the show's star-studded 40th anniversary special. For those of us who have always enjoyed this bizarre sketch (and there are about three of us), it's a welcome return and we will greedily drink up the angry tears of everyone else.
Ryan Reynolds Teases His 'Deadpool' Costume
Ryan Reynolds has been trying to get a proper 'Deadpool' movie off the ground ever since he helped botch the character in the deplorable 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine.' Yeah, he says he has a genuine affinity for the character, but he also has to appease the ever-fickle movie gods, who punished him for his earlier comic book movie transgressions by putting him in 'Green Lantern.' Making a 'Deadpool' movie is how he restores order to the universe. Anyway, Reynolds took to Twitter to share our first glimpse of the Merc With a Mouth's costume and even in this early state, it's a significant improvement over the previous big screen version of the character.
New 'Star Wars' Toys Let You Build Your Own Crazy Lightsaber
Remember how so many Star Wars fans lost their minds when we first saw Kylo Ren's bizarre hilted lightsaber in the trailer for Star Wars: Episode 7? Well, they're about to lose 'em all over again. Hasbro is introducing a new line of toys that will allow children (and their parents) to customize their own Jedi weapons. If you should a little hilt was crazy, then you probably aren't prepared for what people will soon be able to create in their homes.
'Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2' Trailer: Kevin James Fights Thieves and a Bird and a Horse and an Old Woman and…
After six long years, our national nightmare is over. The sequel to 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' has finally arrived. In the stunningly titled 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,' Kevin James reprises his role as the portly rent-a-cop with a bad habit of stumbling into dangerous situations that are beyond his meager pay grade. This time, he fights thieves while attending a security conference in Las Vegas, as you are wont to do when you visit Las Vegas in a comedy sequel.
'Magic Mike XXL' Poster: Channing Tatum and His Abs Are Back
'Magic Mike' was a perfect storm of a movie. For some of the moviegoing population, it was a chance to load yourself up with frozen margaritas and go watch a bunch of extremely attractive, chiseled men strut their stuff on camera. For cinephiles, it was the next film from the ever-versatile genius Steven Soderbergh, whose filmography is littered with experimental and pop masterpieces alike. It was a big hit, a sequel was greenlit, and now, the first 'Magic Mike XXL' poster has arrived, placing returning star Channing Tatum (and his abs) front and center.
New Study Says Binge Watching is For the Sad and Lonely
In news that should surprise approximately no one, a new study from the University of Texas at Austin has discovered that "binge-watching" has been linked to depression, loneliness, and the inability to make wise decisions, like getting off the couch and doing anything else. Researchers Wei-Na Lee, Yoon Hi Sung and Eun Yeon Kang surveyed 316 people between the ages of 18 and 29, asking them about their mental and emotional states while they marathoned TV shows on Netflix (the study defined binge-watching as at least three episodes in a row).
'Minions' First Look: See Sandra Bullock's Supervillain, Scarlet Overkill
The massive success of the 'Despicable Me' films have created a monster. Monsters, actually. Well, cute, yellow, strange little monsters that countless children (and some adults) all over the world have fallen in love with. Yeah, 'Minions' is going to be huge and it's all going to be thanks to those little guys. However, the presence of a major star like Sandra Bullock can't hurt and Universal has released the first images of her supervillain character, Scarlet Overkill.