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News:The rules are always available at http://pkmn.net/rules Recent posts #31
Random Randomness / Re: Everyday AccomplishmentsLast post by DrampardonMe - January 12, 2025, 13:33A couple days ago, I drew a cake-themed parody of Exodia, the Forbidden One. It started off as a one-off joke connected to one of my characters (she really likes cake), but I
Side note: I wonder why Exodia isn't parodied more often in anime and manga. None I could find with a casual search, at any rate. Guess he's not really relevant out of Yu-Gi-Oh! or such? Or maybe it's budget-related? EDIT: Tried Limburger cheese for the first time last week. It's not terrible... once it's been in the fridge for a day and you've gotten over the initial smell. I'm sure some purists might argue I didn't eat REAL Limburger, but not a competitive cheese-eater, so I wouldn't know. Either way, I'm checking it off my bucket list. Now, to obtain haggis... EDIT2: Tried a mild redesign of one of my characters. Happy with the result at the moment, but dreading having to draw the new part a bunch of times when it comes to putting said character into a comic. ...Okay, "dreading" is strong wording. I'm just enjoying the current glow of having added something nifty to his design. #32
PKMN.NET / Re: Happy 20 yearsLast post by sans the skeleton - January 12, 2025, 00:59Quote from: DrampardonMe on January 10, 2025, 16:03 oh crap, i missed it!? (22 years?) dang! i'm still around. wouldn't call myself a forum founder or anything by any means. maybe a vaguely annoying menace turned lurker. coming up to 21 years since I've been on the internet then. #33
PKMN.NET / Re: Happy 20 yearsLast post by DrampardonMe - January 10, 2025, 16:03Hang on, TODAY is the birthdate of the site?! I guess that makes it 22 now, or is my math that bad?
I logged in for something completely unrelated, but in lieu of having anything prepared for the occasion... *kazoo sound* [confetti flies everywhere] *applause* [cake is passed all around] Am I missing anything? Oh yeah, Happy Birthday to PUK, lol On a more serious note, it makes me wonder what all the founding fathers of the site are up to these days... but at any rate, let's all have a good one! #34
Music / Re: Songs that get you pumped/...Last post by DrampardonMe - January 07, 2025, 02:56^I guess I haven't heard enough French music to really have an opinion on it in general. I have a nagging feeling I'm forgetting one or two retro songs that just so happened to be in French or of French origin, but I digress.
Now I have to add another video game and/or Japanese song to my own list, since it helped me more than I thought it would this evening: Katamari on the Swing. FUN FACT: playing We <3 Katamari on a demo disc was my first real experience with culture shock! ...but to be fair, the Katamari series IS pretty weird on its own. The opening sequence to the game is trippy enough visually, so the song (which is just as enjoyable without the visuals in its own right) just adds to the absurdity. Those first few seconds really sledge you over the head, and the song as a whole is basically a prelude of what to expect in the game itself. I'm... obviously nostalgic for it at the moment. #35
Music / Re: Songs that get you pumped/...Last post by Petzbreeder - December 29, 2024, 23:36A French song called Bobo always gets me excited whenever it plays on my Liked Songs playlist on my Echo Dot.
My dad hates French music, but I think Gosch is good. #36
Music / Songs that get you pumped/exci...Last post by DrampardonMe - December 27, 2024, 18:25You know, those tunes you just KNOW will make you feel peppy/productive/etc.; when you hear them, you just can't stay bitter for long! Rule of Thumb: if you're chasing a wacky cartoon animal, and said animal plays this theme on a nearby radio, and it causes you to dance/smile/whatever long enough for the animal to escape, it belongs here. (because I have no better way to explain it)
This doubles as both my Vidya Pick and Obnoxiously Weeb Pick, but uh, the opening theme from Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 (whatever it's technically called...) has that effect on me. It has a unique energy even among DBZ-related songs... ...I'lll get back to you about more "normal" tunes which do the same. I wanna say some power metal track or something, but none of the tunes I recall affect me like the above one... yet. Anyone else feel that musical magic, or am I mildly mad? #37
Your Art / [WIP] Five-Man Band A.N.A.-- H...Last post by DrampardonMe - December 27, 2024, 16:27Hoping to get some input on this here:
 I threw this together rather quickly, when I probably should have been asleep. Still surprised myself at how well it came out, even considering it was meant as a mockup. I'll admit to recycling/resizing some older drawings of mine to get it to work, but again, this is a mockup; I intend to redo this properly. Other than the scale/anatomy being off at parts (Yellow Jammer shouldn't be THAT short, for example), I know my clothes need work. First order of business when I try again: actually add Green Leader's camouflage. I'm running on horridly wonky sleep, or I'd have done so sooner. Anything else look off? What's spot-on? Who ARE these characters, anyway?! ...Well, I know the answer to the last one, but those first two, uh... Speak up if you wanna help me out. FULL DISCLOSURE: Yes, I'm referencing Captain Commando, but I really did try making an original "successful team attack" pose for these five characters of mine. Any advice with that would also be greatly appreciated. #38
Fake Whatever / Idea(s) for Yet Another Snorun...Last post by DrampardonMe - December 27, 2024, 08:14Snorunt's probably my favorite Ice-type Pokemon, and while I don't hate its evolutions, they're all pretty sad fates for it, wouldn't you say? One's frozen solid for the rest of its life (and if you Mega Evolve it, its jaw unhinges. Talk about miserable!) and the other freezes so hard it becomes a ghost.
Anyone else think there should be a warmer outcome for Snorunt? Or maybe I'm missing the point here? At any rate, I only have a few ideas at the moment: *I was thinking Ice/Fire. I'd say Water/Fire, but I feel as though it needs to keep the Ice-type in some capacity. Maybe its coat gets thicker and it holds a torch or something? Hmm... *480 would have to be its BST. Glalie already has 80 in each base stat, while Froslass has weaker defenses to prioritize Speed. Maybe something like this? HP: 80 Attack: 105 Defense: 70 Sp.ATK: 105 Sp.Def: 70 Speed: 50 BST: 480 I would have made either offensive stat a bit higher, but it seemed to be an unspoken rule that Snorunt's evos' offensive stats can't not be even, so I compromised. I guess I still sort of min-max'd a little; poor thing still has Snorunt's speed, whoops! But yeah, I don't see this being top-tier in competitive (but then that was never my goal, lol) Maybe Fur Coat and Slush Rush as its abilities, with Flash Fire as the Hidden one? *As for its actual design, I'd have to think about that a bit. Wonder how it could look primarily cool while retaining some of Snorunt's cuteness? I'm picturing "Elder of a Snowy Village", myself... Not sure what to do for its moves. Maybe someone can suggest an optimal moveset and we can branch from there? I'll make up a move or two, if I must! Maybe it evolves knowing a specific move it couldn't learn in previous generations? Those are always fun! If anyone has any input or suggestions, let me know! #39
Games General / Kanto Starters: Then and NowLast post by DrampardonMe - December 24, 2024, 20:09Felt oddly nostalgic for them, mere moments before life priorities, so I'll ask real quick: Who did you pick between Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, back in the day? Who would you pick now? Do you like all the stages of these starters, or is there room for improvement? Mind you, I'm not too picky about which game was "back in the day" for you, so long as the choice is there. For example, Red/Blue, FireRed/LeafGreen, and X/Y are permissible, but Yellow and Scarlet/Violet are not.
I tend to go for the Water-type starter in most games, because my fondness for Water as an element predates the Pokemon series, so naturally I went with Squirtle in my Blue version! The exception would have been when I played Y; because I had already picked Froakie, I thought picking Squirtle would have been redundant, so I went with Bulbasaur. No regrets, though-- Mega Venusaur was pretty fun, from what I remember! But yeah, in case it wasn't obvious: under normal circumstances, I would pick Squirtle out of the three, even now. Also: Squirtle = Wartortle = Blastoise. I like them all! Mega Blastoise is cool, too. Indifferent to Charmander, but Charmeleon is neat. Never cared for Charizard much; I guess I like Mega Charizard X over Y, but not so much for either of their designs as much as the novelty of it being part Dragon and also a physical attacker. I don't dislike any of the Bulbasaur line, but Venusaur has my favorite Mega of the three. I miss when Ivysaur was allowed hind-leg-walking action, though... Anyway, this took longer to type than I thought. Discuss your Kanto opinions below, if you want! Might add a poll later. EDIT: Poll added. I voted Squirtle, of course! #40
Games General / Re: Pokemon Legends Z-A Specul...Last post by DrampardonMe - December 01, 2024, 00:36^I had no problem with the battle system in the context of the game itself, but... yeah, I feel like it only works when an age where "Pokemon are terrifying creatures!" and such. Plus, catching Pokemon without engaging in proper battle felt a bit overpowered after a point. I mean, you could still engage, but even battle is a tad more streamlined/simplified. I mean, battle styles are cool, but no abilities and such. Wait, do we even know when Z-A takes place yet? I'll have to look into it later.
Thinking about it more myself, of course they should keep the shiny sound pre-shiny encounter. Some shinies you'd miss otherwise. Also, wasn't Frozen status replaced with a similar thing that reduced Sp.ATK? That was kind of, er, cool. Personally always wondered why we have Burn and Intimidate but not equivalents for Sp.ATK in the main games... besides, you know, stall being an annoying strategy in PvP. Mega Jellicent would be interesting, if only to see the impressive mustache get even more impressive/the frills get even frillier. Always wanted to try base Jellicent, but never got around it, so a mega would be a good excuse. Interestingly, the first and last time I seriously used a Xatu was one which ended up being my PokeStar Studios ace in White 2. I'm all for Xatu getting more bones thrown to it, since I always thought it was kind of cool. Speaking of... Quote from: Del on November 25, 2024, 03:07i'm looking forward to Z-A anyway, should be a fun experience, and it's interesting that we're going back to Kalos before Unova. hope we get some more info soon Makes me wonder if they're planning a proper "Black 3/White 3" with new protagonists or whatever, or if we're just getting remakes of the first one. Maybe, dare I say, a Pokemon Legends game which somehow works in the color Grey? Cautiously curious what they'll do there. |
