ABRA BYE-BYE, ARBOK APPRECIATE These are the words of a champion. THE champion, in fact, of the Kanto region, as of Sunday night. After the mid-game took about 10 hours, I got the last two badges and beat the Elite Four+League Champion in under six. I also caught all three legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres). … Continue reading Champion – Pokemon FireRed →

No, there most certainly is not. I beat the 6th gym a few days ago - wait, google tells me it's actually the 7th gym that I beat, and I completely skipped the sixth one. Anyway, I have six gym badges. My most recent is from the old pyromaniac with all the quizzes on Cinnabar … Continue reading Maniacs – Pokemon FireRed →

Bonjour! I am le writer of this post. I forgot how much I like the S.S. Anne segment at the beginning of 1st gen. It's a bunch of crotchety old dudes, kids running everywhere, and drunk sailors. This is precisely how I imagine a cruise in real life to be, except without all of the … Continue reading Mysterious, Blue Aura – Pokemon FireRed →

A couple days ago, I was talking about Pokemon with an old friend from a coffee shop I used to work at. He's currently playing Shining Pearl, the 2021 remake of the fourth generation (Diamond/Pearl) of Pokemon that originally released in 2006. We were talking about the idea of going back and playing old Pokemon … Continue reading Prelude – Pokemon: Through the Generations →