Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Adding Phantump to the Creepy List...

Not much has occurred in my game since I stopped Team Flare from stealing the pokeballs and then stopped myself from making an obvious "balls joke" about it.  I think this is just because I have been screwing around again, this time with my new super rod (as well as spending several evenings trying to catch an Electrode before it self-destructs).  The route East took me through a busted-down building and a very vertical, very creepy grasslands full of weird grass/ghost pokemon. 

Along the way, Frogadier evolved into Greninja, who is absolutely awesome.  For the first time since pokemon Sapphire version, I haven't had to try to convince myself that I like a starter pokemon.  And yes, since I love pokemon Sapphire so much, I will go marry it...
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The previously mentioned grass/ghost type in question is a new pokemon called Phantump.
Phantump continues the pokemon "tradition" of having at least one pokemon with a ridiculously creepy or macabre pokedex entry:
>Phantump - Stump Pokemon: According to old tales, these pokemon are stumps possessed by the spirits of children who died while lost in the forest.

This reminded me of a few other creepy pokedex entries:
>Gengar - Shadow Pokemon: To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey’s shadow and silently waits for an opportunity. 
>Drifloon - Balloon Pokemon: 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.
>Cubone - Lonely Pokemon: The stains on the skull it wears are from its tears. It wears its mother’s skull, never revealing its true face. 
>Banette - Puppet Pokemon: This Pokémon was originally a pitiful plush doll that was thrown away. It seeks the child that disowned it. 
>Yamask - Spirit Pokemon: 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.
>Kadabra - Psi Pokemon: It happened one morning - a boy with extrasensory powers awoke in bed transformed into Kadabra.
>Drowzee - Hypnosis Pokemon: If your nose becomes itchy while you are sleeping, it's a sure sign that a Drowzee is standing above your pillow and trying to eat your dream through your nostrils.
>Cacturne - Scarecrow Pokemon:  If a traveler is going through a desert in the thick of night, Cacturne will follow in a ragtag group. The Pokémon are biding their time, waiting for the traveler to tire and become incapable of moving.

And this just scratches the surface...

Current Squad:
GRENINJA/Froakles/lvl.38
VENUSAUR/Venus/lvl.37
FLAREON/Hotfoot/lvl.37
SKRELP/Toxie/lvl.37
HIPPOWDON*/Leviathan/lvl.37
AERODACTYL/Scarydactyl/lvl.38

On Rotation: Gardevoir, Pikachu, Lucario, Scraggy

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