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(Note: You may have seen something similar to this on the Pokemon Academy RP. That RP however doesn't seem to be getting any activity lately, and the plans I had were just too hard to keep bottled up until someone else posted, though some aspects will be different. This story is written in first person by the way. Anyways, enjoy.)

I hurry along the sand - covered desert ground as fast as I can, putting pressure on the wounded arm caused by that damn Bisharp. Gah, I can feel the blood pouring into the palm of my hand. Why does that trainer want to catch me? More importantly, why does he feel it's necessary to cut my arm in the process?

I'm a wild pokemon. Always have been, always will be. Some think being a wild Pokemon isn't that great, but it's a helluva lot better than being cooped up in a Pokeball all day, only coming out of it to get punched in the face.

I should probably explain who I am. My name is Zeke, a Scrafty living in the desert near Castelia city. I know wild Pokemon dont usually have nicknames, but Zeke sounded a lot better than anything else. I dont want my life in the wild to end now. The trainer is coming after me. I can hear there sounds of his trainers charging through the sand.

God dammit, this wound is slowing me down! That stupid Bisharp and his stupid spikes and his stupid Metal Claw and -

Suddenly I trip over a Joltik hiding in the sand and fall flat on my face. WHAT THE DISTORTION WORLD IS AN ELECTRIC TYPE DOING OUT HERE? I get back on my feet but the sound of a trainer's footsteps draw closer.

"Delia, go!" I hear from close behind me. I look over my shoulder to see a Leavanny pounce out of it's Pokeball. God damn, I hate those things! I just hope it doesn't -

A String Shot hits me in the leg, tripping me up. The pain in my arm becomes worse, hitting a fifty out of ten on the pain - o - meter. I feel like it got cut with a knife! Oh wait, IT FREAKING DID!

No time to think now, as I lie on the ground unable to get up. I look behind me to see the trainer rampaging towards me... Looks like this is the end.

As with every Pokemon game we have the starters of the types Fire, Grass and Water (sometimes gaining another type later in the evolution line). But which one from each type is your favorite?

Here are my opinions.

Fire - Infernape / Emboar

Yes, I prefer something that ISN'T Blaziken. FREAKING UNNATURAL, WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME. Well, I know this is going to spark up a debate but to be honest, even with a Mega Evolution and Speed Boost, I have only used it in battle because it was either a random battle or I made a team of all the fire starters or something, not because I actually LIKE it.

Okay, so Blaziken was the first to receive the coveted Fire / Fighting type but that doesn't make it the best in my opinion. Before generation five when Blaziken gained Speed Boost, it's stats made it pretty useless to be honest. Sure, it had decent attack but having bad Defense and Special Defense kind of brought it down. However Infernape was effective before it got a Dream World ability (Iron Fist ISNT as good as Blaze, but it still does the job to negate a few weaknesses with Thunder Punch). Infernape is fast and powerful, and having high speed and attack stats allows it to take nearly anything down in a hurry. Of course, being a frail glass cannon it will need a Focus Sash to survive any sort of damage and then will most likely kill itself with Flare Blitz, but it is effective in OU and can destroy a lot before going down.

Emboar however... I love it. I dont really know why. Truthfully, it isn't very good in battle at all unless given a Choice Scarf to boost it's abismal speed (which even then can't top a lot of pokemon it will fight), but the stats are pretty good. Okay, like Infernape the defense stats are PATHETIC, but it has insane HP and Attack stats. It also gets a crazy movepool including Scald, Solar Beam, Superpower, Heat Crash (which with Emboar's weight deals PAIN) and so much more. I chose Tepig in Black and White and damn, I'm glad I did. Ganonpork the Emboar. Scarfed and armed with Flare Blitz, Stone Edge, Earthquake and Superpower. It will wreck anything that moves.

Water - Greninja

Generation 6 introduced what immediately became my favorite Water Starter, and for good reason. Protean gives STAB to any attacking move used, giving it a nice bonus to sweeping a team. It's pretty fast, pretty powerful, gets a nice movepool, amazing ability and of course, that AMAZING SCARF.

Oh yes, it has "Ninja" built right into it's name. EPIC 

Grass - Sceptile / Torterra

Yes, ANOTHER split decision. Both of these pokemon are amazing in their own ways. Sceptile is like a Fire version of Infernape. Fast, powerful and lands a few powerful hits before going down.

Torterra however is almost the opposite. It's speed is bad and it can't particularly take anything down in a hurry, but it has massive HP, Defense and decent Special Defense along with Leech Seed and Synthesis. Oh yes, it also has a 4X Ice weakness. Ouch.

Torterra's Attack is pretty crazy, making it a nice offensive tank.

What's your opinion? (I can already tell I'm going to see "BLAZIKEN BLAZIKEN BLAZE CHICKEN BLAZIKEN" repeatedly here)

Justin Beiber - 19 or something, bushy hair and a ton of fans, almost all of which are female. With his huge fan base but also the fact that nearly everyone I know thinks he sounds like a goose being strangled, what's your opinion?

Truthfully, I think he sounds like Jynx using Sing after drinking too much alcohol, but what's your opinion? Good or bad?

In the anime there have been a lot of grudge matches between pokemon. For example, Infernape vs Electivire (which was freaking amazing •-•) or Scraggy vs... Well, anything.  Ash's Scraggy battled anything that moved.

But which 1V1 pokemon grudge matches would YOU like to see? Here are some of my suggestions...

Charizard VS Delphox (The old versus the new)
Scrafty VS Pangoro (Dark / Fighting battle)
Tauros VS Bouffalant
Muk VS Garbodor
Liepard and Meowstic VS Mightyena and Houndoom (Cats VS Dogs)
Mega Blaziken VS Mega Charizard

Suggest your battle ideas below!

If any of you use Pokemon Showdown, you will know it is an online simulator where you can create your own customised Pokemon team and fight in the usual tiers. If you are registered for this site, you can share your PS name on here and request battles with others in the tier of your choice.

My name on the site is, as you can guess, A Wild Scraggy. I am up for a battle quite regularly, and I usually fight Random Battles, Pokebank OU or OU Monotype.

In X and Y we have the new adorable puffball, Espurr. But look into its eyes. It hardly blinks.

Look at the Pokedex entry.



If the Psychic force sheltered by those ears is leaked, it will eradicate anything within a three hundred mile radius. But why does it look so evil? If it were as evil and the eyes suggest, wouldn't it just want to destroy humanity (because that's just how damn creepy them eyes are)? Or is it keeping that energy enclosed because it is helping us?

This could explain why Espurr makes an angry face if you touch it on the ear in Pokemon - Amie.

So is Espurr evil or good? Is he trying to destroy us or save us? You decide.

[Zero the Scrafty]

Hi, this is the team I use for OU battling. Tell me what you think!

Note - My team is fully based on annihilating the opposing team ASAP. Not much in the way of defense nor status or arena traps, just flat out destruction. I seem to have a decent Win-Loss ratio with it though.

Zero the Scrafty

Moves

- Dragon Dance
- Ice Punch
- Crunch
- Drain Punch (occasionally High Jump Kick in tourneys)

Item - Life Orb
Ability - Moxie
Nature - Adamant
EVs - 4 SpD / 252 ATK / 252 SPD

Ah, Zero the Scrafty is the team's full on sweeping machine. One Dragon Dance and it's the beginning of the end for the opponent. Two STAB moves and Ice Punch is there to take down dragons and Flying types basically. Drain Punch is there to restore health lost by opponents or the Life Orb, but if I want to go with all out destruction (usually in a tourney) I replace it with a more powerful High Jump Kick.

Havoc the Infernape

Moves

- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Earthquake
- Thunder Punch

Item - Life Orb
Ability - Blaze
Nature - Adamant
EVs - 4 DEF / 252 ATK / 252 SPD

Havoc is another sweeper. Due to Havoc's increased attack and speed, it just wipes out anything in sight as the fastest fire type. Close Combat deals huge damage with STAB, and the decreased Defense and Special Defense don't matter because Infernapes can't take hits as it is. The high speed and attack floors the opponent before they can retaliate. Havoc just murders everything in sight before probably being taken down by a Focus Sashed Water Type.

Indigo the Garchomp

Moves

- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw / Outrage
- Brick Break
- Stone Edge

Item - Life Orb
Ability - Rough Skin
Nature - Adamant
EVs - 4 HP / 252 ATK / 252 SPD

Earthquake provides STAB with a few good advantages. However, I am tied between using Dragon Claw or Outrage. With the addition of Fairies, Garchomp could be stuck in an Outrage unable to switch out and suddenly a Togekiss waltzes in and makes it fall to pieces. Dragon Claw doesn't get stuck in a loop and allows Indigo to switch out, but has 40 less Base Power. Stone Edge kicks off a few Flying types and Brick Break gets five advantages, including Ice (which Indigo would be 4X weak against).

Rogue the Hydreigon

Moves

- Draco Meteor
- Fire Blast
- Dark Pulse
- Focus Blast

Item - Choice Specs
Ability - Levitate
Nature - Modest
EVs - 4 DEF / 252 SpA / 252 SPD

Another sweeping machine. Choice Specs really bring out Hydreigon's insane Special Attack power. Draco Meteor has high power with STAB, Fire Blast has high power with a few good advantages (including Ice), Dark Pulse has decent - ish power with STAB to mangle some common Alakazams and Focus Blast has a nice five advantages under it's belt.

Houdini the Alakazam

Moves

- Focus Blast
- Psychic
- Energy Ball
- Shadow Ball

Item - Life Orb (Alakazamite for Pokebank OU)
Ability - Magic Guard
Nature - Modest
EVs - 4 SpD / 252 SpA / 252 SPD

Alakazam is, truthfully, a monster. Huge Special Attack along with a powerful STAB move with three special moves that all have decent power in them. Just a normally effective Psychic is enough to knockout whoever dares enter it's wrath. Magic Guard is there to piss off Ferrothorns or Skarmorys.

Bombshell the Cloyster

Moves

- Shell Smash
- Icicle Spear
- Rock Blast
- Ice Shard (Would be Water Shuriken IF GAME FREAK WOULD LET IT LEARN IT -_-)

Item - King's Rock (Trolling like a machine)
Ability - Skill Link
Nature - Adamant
EVs - 4 DEF / 252 ATK / 252 SPD

Bombshell is the final sweeping machine. King's Rock along with Skill Link gives Bombshell a 50% chance to make the opponent flinch if using Icicle Spear or Rock Blast. Shell Smash is used and with the improved speed those Skill Link moves will destroy next to anything. So many sweeps have been earned by this little guy. One Shell Smash and it's the beginning of the end for the opponent.

Thoughts? Tell me below!

There are a LOT of Pokemon you wouldn't expect to land a scratch on the opponent, but every Pokemon can get a unique set that makes it into a full-on powerhouse. This thread is a few tutorials to make seemingly bad Pokemon destructive sweeping machines. If you have your own, share them below!

Scrafty - Dragon Dance / Bulk Up sweeping

- Dragon Dance / Bulk Up
- Ice Punch
- Drain Punch / High Jump Kick
- Crunch

Item - Focus Sash/Life Orb
Ability - Moxie
Nature - Jolly
EVs - 4 HP / 252 ATK / 252 Speed

Now despite Scrafty having more than a high amount of weaknesses, just one Dragon Dance boost will kick it's speed up to a hefty 354 speed. Of course, Bulk Up gives it a defense kick to help resist most Fighting moves (as most bar Aura Sphere and Focus Blast are physical). Drain Punch gives Scrafty some health back, but has less power than High Jump Kick. Of course, if HJK misses it makes Scrafty lose health instead, which hurts. Lots. Having a Focus Sash makes sure (most of the time) that Scrafty will survive a hit, use Dragon Dance and retaliate. Brutally. However, this tactic is ruined by a mere Spike or priority move. That's where the Life Orb takes its place, giving a great boost to the huge power it will already have after the Dragon Dance. It will make it lose 10% of it's health after each attack of course, but having Drain Punch resotres it, being super effective on five types as well.

Emboar - Choice Scarf + Reckless

- Flare Blitz
- Superpower
- Wild Charge
- Head Smash / Earthquake

Item - Choice Scarf
Ability - Reckless
Nature - Jolly
EVs - 4 SpD / 252 ATK / 252 Speed

Now at a glance, Emboar seems to be one of the worst choices for a team. However, with a Choice Scarf and 252 speed EVs, it can become pretty damn insane. The ability Reckless powers up recoil moves, and boy does Emboar get a lot of them. Flare Blitz, Emboar's common STAB choice, gets massive power, a 20% boost thanks to Reckless and some nice type coverage (although it isn't very effective on the most common type, which is a real setback). Superpower, despite not having recoil and getting that nice bonus, gets STAB and is super effective on five types. However, it decreases Attack and Defense by one stage afterwards but let's be honest, the frail defenses would mean it would have fainted by then anyway so the lowered attack wouldn't really matter. Wild Charge gets an edge over Water and Flying, which it is usually weak against, and the final choice of moves, Head Smash or Earthquake, both have unique advantages. Head Smash annihilates Flying types with 150 base power and the Reckless bonus, but Emboar suffers huge recoil in return. Earthquake has less power and doesn't have recoil bonus, but has more accuracy and huge damage on Diggers. Of course, if they bring in a Flying Type then it would be a good time to switch out.

Aron - Sweeping teams like a boss

- Endeavour
- Toxic
- Protect
- Hidden Power Rock

Item - Shell Bell
Ability - Sturdy
Nature - Timid
EVs - 252 SpA / 252 Speed

Ah, Aron. Now before I begin, MAKE SURE ARON IS LEVEL 1. With Aron's abismal speed stat it will basically always go last. Using Sturdy to survive, Aron uses Endeavor to bring the opponent down to 1HP. Then we get struck with a problem. Aron has no priority moves. Problem solved, use a Hippowdon or Tyranitar to bring in a Sandstorm beforehand. Aron is immune to Sandstorm and Toxic, getting advantages over reasons where people using the FEAR strategy have failed in the past. Unless the opponent has a typing that kicks Aron in the goulies, the Sandstorm finishes it off. But wait, can't Sturdy only be used once? How does it sweep? Shut up I'm getting that. See that item, Shell Bell? All of that HP the opponent has ripped away from them helps to restore Aron to full health again. Then Sturdy will activate and take down its next opponent. There's no brakes on the Aron train.

Pangoro - More Dark / Fighting for ya

- Power - Up Punch
- Crunch
- Bulk Up
- Earthquake

Item - Metronome
Ability - Iron Fist
Nature - Jolly
EVs - 4 SpD / 252 ATK / 252 Speed

Now let me explain why Pangoro, despite the less - than - reliable base stats still kicks so much ass. Power - Up Punch doesn't have much power, yet gets a STAB along with a boost from the Iron Fist ability. It is super effective on five types and giving it a Metronome keeps boosting the power each time it is used. After five turns of PUP being used consecutively, it reaches 601 power. Giving it Bulk Up raises Attack and Defense too, giving PUP another kick. It also learns Swords Dance, which is a nice replacement for Bulk Up but doesn't give it a defense boost.

Do you have any strategies to effectively use weak Pokemon? Share them below!

Oh look, ANOTHER Mock the Week idea. Basically, one person says a category and the person below comes in with their hopefully hilarious suggestions, and then another category for the poster below them.

Example:
Person 1: Things the Pope shouldn't say in his first speech.
Person 2: "YMCA!" Unlikely exam questions.

I'll start off with a category

Bad things to hear from the cockpit of a plane.

As we know, many Mega Pokemon have been introduced in the new X and Y games. However, many Pokemon remain which didn't get this prestigious award, despite calls from the fans.

Which Pokemon do you think need a Mega Evolution?

For me it would be:
• Sableye
• Salamence
• Luxray
• Ninetales
• Arcanine
• Torterra
• Infernape
• Electivire
• Magmortar
• Lapras
• Dragonite
• Sharpedo
• Flygon
• Staraptor

And of course...

• Scrafty.

I got this idea from a show called Mock the Week (contains strong language) and I thought it would be a good idea to share it here.

Basically, the first person gives the answer to a question, and the next person has to make up a question for it. The answers/questions can be as hilarious as you like, and having a laugh is encouraged.

It will basically go like this

Person 1: Disco Infernapes (Answer)
Person 2: What is the reason snipers are currently keeping close watch over Sinnoh? (Question)

(Answer for the below poster)

I'll start us off:

49 cents.

Apparently in X and Y there is a new feature called monochrome Pokemon. Rumor has it that the chances of finding a shiny Pokemon or a Pokemon with Pokerus have been increased, and now the addition of monochrome Pokemon have been discovered by a few lucky players.

The Pokemon are ALWAYS a white/silver kind of color, instead of just getting a sometimes drastic color change like shinies.



These Pokemon are extremely rare and it is currently unknown whether they are an intended added feature to the game, or they are glitches. Whatever they are, they are pretty swell.

EDIT - Wow guys, I don't really understand how this got 2,000 views to become my most popular topic, but DAMN. Thank you all.

[Spoink]

For all 700+ Pokemon we have in the games now, there are many with some bizarre, nonsensical or downright creepy entries in the Pokedex.

Spoink

"Spoink bounces around on its tail. The shock of its bouncing makes its heart pump. As a result, this Pokémon cannot afford to stop bouncing – if it stops, its heart will stop."

This... Is bizarre. When it stops bouncing, it basically DIES. What's scarier is when you knock out this Pokemon and it "faints", since it stops moving... Does it's life end instead?

Lampent

"This ominous Pokémon is feared. Through cities it wanders, searching for the spirits of the fallen. It arrives near the moment of death and steals spirit from the body."

...Yikes. When someone dies, this guy waltzes in and steals the spirit away from the deceased. First time I evolved my Litwick in BW and saw this, I did not want to turn the light off at night.

Gengar

"Sometimes, on a dark night, your shadow thrown by a streetlight will suddenly and startlingly overtake you. It is actually a Gengar running past you, pretending to be your shadow. To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity. On the night of the full moon, if shadows move on their own and laugh, it must be Gengar's doing."

HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY NOT CALL THIS CREEPY? At night, when it is dark and the street is lit only by a few street lamps, your shadow is cast on the wall. Does it look a bit chubbier than usual? Does it look slightly more round? Its a Gengar. Run.

Duskull

"Duskull can pass through any wall no matter how thick it may be. Once this Pokémon chooses a target, it will doggedly pursue the intended victim until the break of dawn. If it finds bad children who won't listen to their parents, it will spirit them away–or so it's said. It loves the crying of children."

WHAT. JUST WHAT. This is like the Pokemon version of Karma. A bad child is punished horribly and spirited away to an unknown dimension.

And of course... "It loves the crying of children". Eek.

Drifloon

"It tugs on the hands of children to steal them away. It is whispered that any child who mistakes Drifloon for a balloon and holds on to it could wind up missing."

...WHAT THE &%$#? It poses as a balloon to kidnap children? This is beginning to get VERY dark now.

Shedinja

"Shedinja's hard body doesn't move – not even a twitch. In fact, its body appears to be merely a hollow shell. It is believed that this Pokémon will steal the spirit of anyone peering into its hollow body from its back."

I think the weirdest part of this is that when you send it out into battle...



...You are peering into the hollow shell of it's back. This could explain why I black out. Whoops?

Cubone

"It pines for the mother it will never see again. Seeing a likeness of its mother in the full moon, it cries. The stains on the skull it wears are from its tears. It wears its mother's skull, never revealing its true face."

...Wow. This isn't creepy, this is just... Sad, really. IT WEARS WHAT FORMERLY COVERED IT'S MOTHERS CRANIUM GUTS FOR ARCEUS' SAKE. GAH.

Banette

Aw, look how cute it is. Surely it can't be that ba -

"Banette generates energy for laying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body. This Pokémon was originally a pitiful plush doll that was thrown away. It seeks the child that disowned it."

...Imjustgoingtorunawayveryquicklynowbye.

And to cap off this list...

Yamask

"These Pokémon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves in past ages. Each retains memories of its former life. Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry."

...*releases Yamask back into the wild*

Do you have any more creepy Pokedex entries? Share them below!

Have any of you had experiences with internet trolls? Do you troll from time to time? Are you still being trolled now?

I'm currently being trolled on Pokemon showdown by a guy who I beat 6-0 on a battle two months ago, and he goes into my every battle and constantly spams insults using bots. His IP has been banned countless times yet his ban evade negates that. Eventually I had to make a new account which has lost me my high ladder rankings. &%$#.

Robot Wars was a show were teams of all experience levels designed a fighting machine on wheels for use in the arena where they fought in different competitions to emerge victorious, but with the show's own House Robots fighting too, designed to annihilate anything that enters its wrath.

Hosted by Craig Charles and commentated by Jonathan Pierce (who now commentates football matches and Match of the Day), the show abruptly stopped 8 or 9 years ago after series 7. The entire series 7 competition can be found on YouTube (though it seems so blurry it must've been recorded with a potato)

I started watching the show three years and I thought it was still going strong. When I found it had stopped nearly a decade ago I was crushed, but I keep watching age-old episodes all the time.

It was definitely one of my favorite shows, and I can't believe the BBC stopped it.

Wiki:
http://robotwars.wikia.com/wiki/Robot_Wars_Wiki_-_Main_Page

Documentary aired on TV to bring the show back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STu6ZiDtQa8

I would give a link to the website, but it was shut down along with the show after ratings dropped from a few million between series 6 and 7.

Do any of you remember this show? No one seems to remember how iconic this genius was.

This is a question I've wondered for ages, since it has been AGES since I have seen a Scrafty in an OU team.

I use Scrafty because it is an amazing Dragon Dance sweeper if you give it a Focus Sash. It's speed is low so it can take a hit and survive with the Focus Sash, use Dragon Dance and then use that added speed to sweep with the moves Ice Punch, Drain Punch and Crunch. Sure, a priority move would end it before it started but Drain Punch alone gets five advantages and restores health too, along with getting a STAB bonus. Ice Punch is capable of taking down a few Dragon Types and Crunch has decent power with STAB and a couple added advantages. I have gotten many a sweep thanks to the fact that a few people forget it's a dark type and use Psychic on it. The Moxie ability raises Attack with each opponent knockout, so add that to Dragon Dance and the moveset already mentioned and you have a sweeping MACHINE.

I'm surprised Scrafty is in the UU tier. In the metagame, it really deserves more usage. (Despite now getting a 4X Fairy weakness. Damn Jigglypuffs.)

If you had to choose your favorite Pokemon out of each generation, what would it be? Do you like them for their design, or their competitive capabilities? Whatever the reason, you can share your opinions on them here.

Generation 1

Gengar/Alakazam

Both of these looked great and have amazing capabilities on the battle field. I think Gengar also now gets an added boost in X and Y as Poison is Super Effective on Fairy types, and before it only had one strength which was against Grass. Gengar also has a lot of amazing Ghost Type moves, yet is remembered for the classic Dream Eater (which is bizarrely a Psychic type move...)

However Alakazam has INSANE speed and special attack, making it nearly unstoppable in the metagame, with many special moves to choose from like Psychic, Focus Blast, Energy Ball and more.

Both of these Pokemon now have their mega evolutions and are more powerful than ever.

If you were to put Alakazam and Gengar in a battle against each other, its tough to say who would win. Gengar gets the advantage over Alakazam's psychic type but psychic is also strong against poison. However, I say Alakazam gets the edge because of its higher speed.

Generation 2

Scizor

Absolutely no contest. Sure, there are many amazing generation 2 Pokemon like Houdoom and Umbreon, but Scizor only has one weakness (which isn't the most common type ever) and gets the amazing Technician + Bullet Punch combination. With the STAB and a Steel Gem the move can reach insane power.

I think the only bad thing about it is the shiny. SNOT GREEN.

And its mega evolution? Epic.

Generation 3

Metagross

Not only is it a Steel type giving it crazy defenses, but having that added Meteor Mash move that very few Pokemon learn is an added bonus. It looks amazing (as does it's shiny. Silver and a gold cross in the middle. Amazing). The move has good power plus the STAB bonus, but I think one of the few bad things about it is that now Steel types have lost their Ghost and Dark resistances, it is prone to being sent down the drain by a Foul Play or a Shadow Ball. Ouch.

Too bad it didn't get a mega evolution, but to be honest I think it is stupidly powerful as it is.

Generation 4

Garchomp

Without a doubt a pure wrecking MACHINE. It has godlike speed and has a base stat total of 600, not to mention a crazy movepool. Okay. Sure, it has a massive Ice weakness but a Focus Sash or Yache Berry denies it and Garchomp retaliates with force. Of course, its speed is enough to out speed nearly every ice type as it is, so I think only an Ice Shard could do major damage.

The mega evolution was slightly disappointing, considering they just covered him in spikes, but nonetheless not much surpasses this thing's raw power.

Generation 5

Scrafty

Anyone who knows me whatsoever should know I would choose this thing. Its that bad*** ghetto lizard from the desert, with the face that looks like it just lost all it's lottery money. Dark/Fighting is an amazing combination, with one immunity and a decent amount of resistances. Okay, so it is weak to itself, but it is one of my favorite Dragon Dance sweepers to date. Give it a Focus Sash and Dragon Dance and it will be Drain Punching, Crunching or Ice Punching it's way to victory in no time.

Before X and Y was released, there was a rumor a mega Scrafty was going to be released. I don't have the games yet but I REALLY want it to happen. Make it look even awesomer than before.

Generation 6

Pangoro

This thing seems to be a MONSTER. The move Power-up Punch increases attack every time it hits. Combine this with the STAB, the ability Iron Fist and Metronome and it will reach the power of over 600 in just five turns. It brings the pain over and over.

Well that concludes my opinion. Write your own list below!

Simply post your miserable Pokemon game failures from years back for the laughs. I still look back in my failures and laugh at my stupidity.

For example, when I found Poison hurt your Pokemon out side of battle, the shake the screen did for effect made me think my DS was possessed by Giratina.

I also thought for two years that Fire had no effect on Ground. I also thought Grass was super effective on Steel and could never understand why a Razor Leaf did next to nothing to a Metagross.

I also used my Master Ball... ON A FREAKING BIDOOF.

Oh yes, I also spent all of my D/P/P money getting game corner coins. I eventually ended up with a quarter of the coins I started with. Genius.

I once clicked 'Release' on my Shiny Weavile because I thought it would come out of my DS and into the real world... Dammit, brain.

Yep. If any of you can beat THOSE... Wow.

I think we should have one part of the forums where the ones who reply to you can ask you any question. It would help if you are a new member as it would be a good way to meet new friends and let other members get to know you. Of course, no questions too personal would be allowed, but most other subjects are acceptable.

This is just a suggestion I thought up and i think it would be a good addition for people who have just registered.

Here you can post some of the best nicknames you have made for your Pokemon. They can be cool, intimidating, funny or whatever else.

Here are some of mine:
Emboar - Ganonpork
Bidoof - Kick Me
Hydreigon - Feed Me Babies
Chandelure - Soul Eater
Torterra - Atlas
Simisage - Ginseng
Staraptor - Sawyer
Infernape - Havoc
Gengar - Akumu (Japanese for nightmare)

It's A Wild Scrafty here again, with another Art Topic. Yes, I know all my last ones died due to a) my laziness and b) no one visiting, but THIS ONE I won't give up on. Simply, I'll be drawing different Pokemon each time. They won't necessarily be in the order on the Pokedex, because that was one of my former topics and I got stuck drawing Charizard. -_-

The good thing about this is I don't have to go through the torture of drawing a Pokemon I don't particularly like. I'll start with a few of my favorites (I'm sure we know which is coming first) and I will also be taking requests for any Pokemon you want. I will be drawing these on paper because the tablet I used to draw has turned into an iHad. I can kiss goodbye to that.

And yes, unlike my last topic, I finally have some new coloring pencils. Whenever possible, they will be in color. Note that my drawings may suck depending on the Pokemon or my utter laziness, but I will try and keep this topic running instead of giving up in the first week. *Facedesks*

So I'll have a few up tonight. Don't forget to reply with your requests!

'Sup? I'm a Wild Scrafty (Formerly The Shiny Emboar), and I'm introducing a new comic strip with... You guessed it, Scraftys!



The characters are as follows:

Damon (Middle)
Age: 19
Distinguishable by: The scar on his right eye
Bio: The other two look up to Damon, but for no good reason. Damon is by far the grouchiest of the group, and like all Scrafty group leaders, has the largest crest. Damon regularly listens to rock music, but his singing voice is terrible. The others do tick him off, but he can stand it. Just. Surely it won't be long before he flips out...

Drake (Left)
Age: 18
Distinguishable by: Being the prankster
Bio: Drake has a talent at annoying people, usually with pranks. Despite being annoying, he is the most intelligent of the group by a landslide. Sadly, most of that intelligence is used for thinking up new pranks. Pointless, annoying but usually hilarious. Not to the victim though.

Derek (Right)
Age: 19
Distinguishable by: Usually stuffing his face with a pizza
Bio: The definition of greedy. Derek could eat anything you name. He'll have chicken drumsticks, burgers, kebabs and possible diarrhea. Gross. He is also the one prone to being pranked by Drake, usually buy replacing the fondant center in his sweets with salt. He is also stupidly clumsy. Always injured, but has amazingly never broken any bones.

Darius (Scraggy, not shown)
Age: 8
Distinguishable by: Being a Scraggy.
Bio: Darius is Damon's little brother and sometimes a total pain to be around. Darius is the kind always looking for attention, even if it means setting something on fire. When Derek is injured, Darius is usually first to help. He tries his best to cheer up his brother when he's in a bad mood, usually during the time between him waking up and him having the first sip of coffee.

New comics will be made basically when I can find the mojo, which will HOPEFULLY be a few times each week. Some comics will be in color, but I'm currently in the position where tons of my pencils have been snapped, courtesy of my little sister.

(And yes, I know I haven't done anything for the Drawing All Pokemon thread. I've lost most interest now, since I don't even have 650+ pieces of paper)

Hey! Shiny Emboar here. I will attempt a challenge to draw all 649 + Pokemon, and hopefully not enter a phase of not being bothered to do it.

My style of drawing is cartoony, not extremely detailed like the stuff you see on DeviantArt. Truth is, if I did that... Well, I can't. That's the point.

Here's the first Pokemon on the 'Dex, Bulbasaur!



Please excuse me if it sucks.

Yes, the paper is actually white. My camera just sucks.

Anyway, more Pokemon drawings to come!

HEYYO. The Shiny Emboar, back again for another top five. Last week, fire beat grass by two votes.

Currently, I'm sure you can all guess who is number one on this list, but that won't stop me.

I sure feel sorry for Blaziken. It was the original fire fighting starter...



...then me and Infernape waltzed in and hogged all the glory.

Anyway, let's begin.

5. Infernape



Ah, Infernape. Stuff the haters, Infernape is a powerhouse. It is classed under "Glass Cannons" where it lands powerful hits but falls to pieces if it gets hit itself, meaning you need a Focus Sash to survive any sort of powerful move. But other than it's frail defense stats, Infernape is flat out awesomeness. Design? Karate monkey with flames as a hairdo. So much win. Movepool? Learns moves from tons of different types, including Posychic, Dark, Poison and Grass. Huge speed stat? Check. Not much will outmatch this thing for speed, as Infernape is the fastest Non-Legendary fire type. Oh, and that Infernape vs Electivire battle in the anime? Pure epicness.

4: Chandelure



It is a chandelier that sucks out and burns the soul of anything that comes near. That is creepy and freakishly awesome at the same time. Chandelure is one of those Pokémon that I love for so many reasons. A) It is the proud Pokémon in posession of one of the subway bosses. B) It has an epic shiny C) It has stupidly high Special Attack. You do NOT want to get hit by a fire blast or any form of special attack off this guy.

3: Houndoom



So much awesome in just one fire dog from the depths of hell. Houndoom is just pure win. It is not only the only Dark/Fire type, but it also has great abilities, trustworthy stats, a great design and a pretty beast movepool. This thing looks like the devil's dog, just more evil. I have a shiny one in Black that currently has a kill count of 1739, and counting. Face my Houndoom in battle, and you may as well give up and share your Pokemon the pain.

2: Arcanine



MORE FIRE DOGS. Arcanine looks like it should be a police dog or something. Then again, it is in the anime under the ownership of Officer Jenny, so I guess it already is. Arcanine looks awesome and is awesome. Arcanine has a great movepool, nice stats, a great design and shiny and is just an all round star of the battlefield. Nothing stands in Arcanine's way, but there is something keeping it from being first...

1: Emboar (I mean, duh).



Hey look, its me!

Honestly, I don't understand why more people don't choose Tepig. Despite it's rather abismal speed, this Pokémon is purely designed for bulk and some pretty beast moves. Fun bit of trivia, Emboar is the only fire type that can learn a damaging water type move, that being Scald. Emboar has a great design (Fire beard, how can you not like that?), an epic shiny, a stupidly large movepool, great attack stats and some serious reliability in battle. Pure power and destruction whilst being able to take a few his as well? Emboar's your man.

Well that just about wraps things up for this week. Post your personal top five down below and vote for what type you want to see next time, either Grass or Electric.

Emboar out.

The last one kind of died out, so I'm reviving the idea.

Does what it says on the title.