Pokémon of the week!

[Mango]

Hello guys, it's Mango here. Sorry I've been gone for so long, I've had Internet issues. But anyways it's the Pokémon of the week! And this weeks Pokémon is Meowth. Now Meowth is that cute adorable little cat from Generation 1, but we mostly know mouth as the snide little sidekick of Team Rocket that spoke with a Brooklyn accent. I just thought that was awesome growing up, seeing a talking Pokémon, being the only non-speaking Pokémon other than the Slowking, in Pokémon 2000. This Pokémon isn't used much in battle, since it's reletively week, but has pretty good speed. I've never been a big fan of Meowth, but I liked Persian, which, if you guys didn't know, is Meowth's evolution.
Now if you guys want me to talk about a curtain Pokémon, send me a message, or comment on the thread. Until next time guys,
Nerd on.

[siuilarun]

[mrmightyduck]

Of course it's Meowth!

[Mango]

Alright guys. It's time. The Pokémon of the week is...

Arcanine! This canine bad ass is one of my favorite Pokémon. It's supposedly a non-legendary legend within the Pokémon universe. Which is a huge contradictory, but aside from that, this original Pokémon was always the coolest, and toughest. With its high attack, special attack, and speed, this Pokémon is a superb fighter. Not only is it truly bad ass. It looks bad ass. It's a giant canine, standing at 6 feet tall. This Pokémon is quite the fire type with the highest base stat out of all non legendary fire types. So, if you ever run into a Growlithe, catch that thing and use a fire stone on it, you'll he happy with the results!

[siuilarun]

< cheesey hot dog joke here>

[siuilarun]

This is Siuilarun! Last week went by unPokemastered, so I thought I'd throw one out there to fill the void in your heart!
Like every 4 steps you take inside of any cave in the world, 1upgamesonline.com is confronted with a Zubat! Largely regarded by players as more of a nuisance than an opportunity, Zubat, and his big brother Golbat, often get over-looked. That's a shame because when armed with Mega Drain and Bite, they can one shot many water types and rock types, and stand toe-to-toe with any pokemon who's flavor keeps them on even ground (unlike ice, electric, and of course those all-powerful psychic pricks). Not an especially big fella, he relies more on decent speed to make surgical strikes before his stronger opponents beat him down. Being a bat, he's blind and he drains health (think blood, vampire bat).

Much to Mango's Chagrin, I have a curmudgeonous devotion to the original 150 (or 151, as the case may be). Zubat is #41, giving him a personal boost in the old Siuilarun book of retro-respect. This has been Siuilarun! Check back later this week, when the Pokemon Master, Mango, takes back his forum!

[mrmightyduck]

Oh the hate I had for zubats! I've missed out on many a Pokemon because I would use repel so I wouldn't have to face these guys.

[siuilarun]

Mango's still MiA, so here's Poochyena! Loosely based on a Hyena puppy, this Dark type pokemon is found right outside the starting city in Pokemon Sapphire/Emerald/Ruby, even attacking Professor Birch forcing you to defeat one. They are pretty balanced, not excelling in any one category. Truthfully they aren't the most useful things in a battle, at least until they evolve. Mightyena aside, these tiny little biters are used often by Team Aqua and other villianous types, but only slighty longer from nose to tip of tail than a Subway Sandwich, it's hard not to love the little fella!

[mrmightyduck]

Aww how cute! Don't remember this one. Don't remember if I even played the games it's in.

[merl2009]

I never did play those titles, but I do remember this cutie from the show. It was one of my faves from that generation.

[siuilarun]

This is Siuilarun, stepping in for Mango again. Let's see... um... Clefairy! Residents of Mt. Moon, and Moon Stone enthusiast, these cutesy little pricks are known for the Metronome attack that randomly chooses from any attack in the game, even if they aren't naturally available to the pkmn. There really is nothing like an unexpected Selfdestruct... Except maybe seeing the Clefairy use the Magikarp exclusive, Splash.

[merl2009]

I hated battlen these guys for that exact reason. I would always end up facing a self-destruct with the metronome attack. So I just ran away from them.

[mrmightyduck]

Clefairy was a bitch! Used to rock the hell out of em!

[siuilarun]

Been a while, eh? Have some of this!


While not the most creative looking thing, Jigglypuff was perhaps the most recognized non-Pikachu, non-starter Pokémon in the entire franchise. While internet critics have set up on both sides (No shit, right? Not on the internet!) of that thin line between love and hate, no one would deny that he/she has had an impact!

Some suggested, back in the late 90's, that Jigglypuff, with it's soft round features, was actually meant to resemble a bare breast. I don't see it... Let me put that in perspective, I was raised around the internet, where everything is tits, and even I think that's a stretch. Then again there was a Christian group who believed the opening theme promoted sexual assault...

Anyway, before my mind wanders off too far to be recovered, Jigglypuff was a powerful force behind bridging that gender gap. Some credit it's pink color and higher-pitched vocals as being more relatable than the relatively masculine starters and even Pikachu. While Jigglypuffs can be either gender, it is feminized, even in the Super Smash brothers series, where it's alternate outfits were colorful bows in it's... Hair... place... On it's head! I think they also had a very feminine gardening hat with hanging ribbon-tassle, generally not something society would place on a male. Despite all this, it's rarely given a specific gender, and we end up just going off of our culturally programmed societal cues.

Largely hollow, Jigglypuff is capable of inflating itself like a balloon for short periods of time. Because of it's light nature it relies more heavily on status attacks than the brutality of the more common of it's fellow Normal type Pokemon, like Rattata, Meowth, or Snorlax. Like Clefairy has it's metronome, JP made it's name with it's ability to sing opponents to sleep with a hypnotic lullaby. It's certainly not the only pokemon that can do this, but so synonymous is Jigglypuff with Sing, that the in-game sound effect that accompanies the attack is the basic melody of Jigglypuffs song from the anime!

Speaking of the Anime series, JP was a recurring character in Ash's journey, constantly knocking out the entire party with sing and then scribbling crude drawings on their sleeping faces... Seriously, what a shitty thing to teach kids and potheads.

Well, this has been Siuilarun, feeling a little sleepy for some reason...

[mrmightyduck]

Ahh Jigglypuff. Jigglypuff jigglyyypuff!

[siuilarun]

It's a new week and that means a new Pokemon! Well, some weeks do, anyway. Let's pay homage to the creepiest motherfucker (I can say that, I'm a moderator!) to ever fill a Pokeball. Hypno. it's hard to say why he's so disturbing. Hitmonlee and hitmonchan are both humanoid, like Hypno. They even have incomplete faces, like hypno. Perhaps what makes Hypno so creepy is that these things are on a Psychic type pokemon... with soulless, piercing eyes... who hypnotizes people... with a pendulum. Drowzee, Hypno's lesser form, is creepy too, because he eats people's dreams when they fall asleep, but Hypno is reported to lure away children... That's messed up! What the hell is he gonna do with hypnotized kids? He doesn't seem to have a mouth, so I guess he just feeds on their psyche until they are nothing but a brain dead husk. Oh look, the internet loves him!

[mrmightyduck]

This dude was pretty cool. Was this an evolved form of something?

[siuilarun]

Apr 18, 2013 8:49:26 GMT -6 mrmightyduck said:

This dude was pretty cool. Was this an evolved form of something?

Hypno is the evolved form of Drowzee.

[siuilarun]

Hmm? New week? Um.... Pikachu. No introduction required, this little rodent is the very face of Pokémon. You probably know all there is to know. Here's a cute video... and by cute, I mean an audio middle finger.



That, to me, is what hell might sound like.