Professor Layton: Pokemon Master

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Commenting on comments waking up at 1 in the afternoon on Sunday i turned to my computer to find that Fatima (Saya) had sent me a link in which Nick (Ame) rambles on about Cinderella. I chuckled at the idea but didn't read it and went about my day. now i find myself here at 4 in the morning and then i decided to read it. And really my main concern is, Nick, WTF MATE?! did we watch different movies? So i have compiled a short (to me) list of rebuttal points. now before i continue let me start by saying this in no way means i didn't find this entertaining, and in now way is it an attempt to attack or discredit Nick. I love the Yellow haired girly man as much as a straight man can love a smaller effeminate man (and i say that with love). its just if there is one thing that I love more then Video games its film and i waste no opportunity to discuss them. so anyway on with my nonsense. First a little back story, Many different cultures have a version of the Cinderella story that predate the first printing by Perrault. In fact some Folklorist believe its history may go as far as the first century B.C.. But the story that seemed to father what would become the basis of most Cinderella stories to follow is the version written by French author Charles Perrault the man who is often times credited as creating the fairy tale genre itself. He introduced such elements as the glass slippers and fairy god mother. The Brothers Grimm released their version as part of their German collection, and is often considered the goriest version due to the sisters willful mutilation of their own feet and their eyes being pecked out by the pigeons at Cinderella's wedding (ah those crazy Germans and there violence). And then we reach the 1950's release of Cinderella, and at the time Disney was really attempting to bank on it as the film was being hyped as "Disney's greatest movies since Snow White" which was their highest grossing film so they Most-Def had high expectations for the film So now that that is out of the way lets start with item one and im going to quote nick "Yeah. Definite controlled rage there. Nice goin', stepmom. By the way, where is daddy in all this? And what happened to her mom? Missing links, missing links everywhere!" Ok lets just get this out right away because amazingly enough when you hear people talk about Cinderella most people forget that we do see the father sure it may only be for 12 seconds (yes i counted!) but we do see his mustached ass. and yes as nick said the film does start with "Here in a stately chateau," but the part he didn't mention was there lived a widowed gentleman. So there ya go dead wife, no doubt struck down by the dreaded "Disney parents" virus, an affliction that is transferred from child to parent upon contact and will pretty much make the parent a ticking time bomb for incoming DOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!. The film says he felt that Cinderella still needed a mother so married Lady Tremaine (yeah people she has a name). I personally have a problem with him going after someone as old as Lady Tremaine but eh, its France i'm sure he was getting some booty somewhere else. The father then dies of "Disney parents" virus himself (or an std, it was France,(or hell maybe lady Tremaine did it. i wouldn't put it past the bitch)), anyway he dies. NEXT!!!! "Poor doggy Bruno. All twitchedy on the floor. So I never realized the parallel here. Cinderella says she'll never give up her dreams, but then tells Bruno the dog to give up on his... Hrm... She's playing the role of the oppressor and the opressed." This point is actually a realization on my part in that i actually see what Nick is getting at here. and this part is actually intensified IMO by a part nick neglected to make. So Lucifer who is in the room as Cinderella is speaking to Bruno, kinda mentions how Lucifer pretty much has no redeeming qualities (so then whats the problem with Bruno wiping his fat ass of the earth? i mean Bruno looks old and tired as it is cant he just bite that bastard in the jugular before he goes? sure Lady Tremaine will be pissed to hell since she can no longer stroke him while living out her secret desire to be a Bond villain. but it doesn't stop there so Lucifer plays the victim after attacking Bruno while Cinderella's back is turned and so she takes him out side but then she yells at Lucifer as if she knows that he was pulling something, So then what the hell? why punish Bruno your faithful companion, and reward the Devil cat with a bowl of cream?! NEXT!!!! "So Fairy God Mother appears... And Cinderella's never met her before? She cries on a bench and then this old woman materializes her and the bench and not only does she not NOTICE at first, but then she starts talking to this crazy old lady saying she's looking for a MAGIC WAND and not only believes her... but even FIGURES OUT that she's a Fairy Godmother! Oh, that MUST be it? Happens all the time, you know. Hey, Miss Fairy Godmother, where have you been the rest of her life? I'm sure this isn't the first time miss Step Mom has been a royal jerkhead. Just everything is wrong with this. Bring my back to the Grimm brothers wherein it was her mother's grave, and the spirit of her real mom that answered her wish...." Id say that if there's one thing that i majorly agree with its this right here, see Disney kinda had to work with this one a little ham-handeedly. in the original story the Fairy godmother is Cinderellas actual Godmother who JUST HAPPENS to be a fairy, so when it came down to how to introduce her they were probably "like fuck it she just kinda randomly appears in the actual story might as well just have her pop right in." As well Cinderella has to work for all this stuff as her godmother tells her to collect all the mice and what not for the whole setup. So after taking place in what is essentially a quest for WOW shes all set to go. now before i finish with this comment let me segue into my last point which is. "Oh, here we get to the dream theme again. This whole sequence is "a dream come true" presumably because Cinderella never gave up on her dreams? But she still told Bruno to... And look, Bruno is a footman now! Still serving under Cinderella. The moral of the story is... If you want your dreams to come true, crush other peoples'?" So that crazy Frenchman Perrault had a nasty habit of taking on a small morals section at the end of all his fairy tales (even red riding hood. I mean come on.) so yeah Cinderella actually has a Moral. And while most would speculate that ists something like good things come to those who wait or work hard and you will be rewarded or something along that line its actually these TWO morals. and i quote "Beauty is a fine thing in a woman; it will always be admired. But charm is beyond price and worth more, in the long run. When her godmother dressed Cinderella up and told her how to behave at the ball, she instructed her in charm. Lovely ladies, this gift is worth more than a fancy hairdo; to win a heart, to reach a happy ending, charm is the true gift of the fairies. Without it, one can achieve nothing; with it everything." Translation: Stop being such bitches! jk jk. and number two? "It is Certainly a great advantage to be intelligent, brave, well-born, sensible and have other similar talents given only by heaven. But however great may be your god- given store, they will never help you to get on in the world unless yo have either a godfather or a godmother to put them to work for you." Translation: it doesn't matter how awesome you are because the only way to really get ahead in life is with a magical friend or family member who was a key member of your baptism. So keep hoping Christians they are on their way! and all you other folks out there who didn't anoint yourselves might as well go kill yourself cause you destined to fail." I mean really? But when you think about it that's all Cinderella boils down to. Forget the slipper, if that magical old- windbag hadn't shown up well she'd pretty much be screwed royally.... except not being screwed by royalty.... i see what i did there. So that's my take as with Nick i would actually be surprised if someone read all of this especially considering that mine is nooooooooowwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee near as funny. since i wasn't trying to be. but eh. if you read it good for you. if your fatima thanks i'm sure this was difficult since you had to support something i did (yes i just used will-o-wisp) and if nick reads this i say continue on you crazy man id love to dance with you again!

happy birfday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! from reborns token trap.

PAWNCH! Golurk (M/F) @ focus sash Trait: no guard EVs: 252 spd/atk adamant Nature - Dynamic punch - rock polish - earthquake - Shadow punch/ stone edge Set him down and watch every thing turn to dust. polish up turn one and start laying down hurt and confusion with dynamic punch. or earthquake your way to victory with the power of STAB. Shadow punch is used to take out other ghosts or psychic pokemon and despite its 60 power the stab gives it enough power to beat down mewtwos. or go for stone edge to further exploit the fact that it will never miss.

Hes the fastest thing alive! hitmonlee (M/F) @ normal jewel Trait: unburden EVs: 252 atk/ spd adamant Nature - fake out - hi jump kick - blaze kick - rock slide/level field start with the fake out to use the normal jewel and raise hitmonless speed to a level that cant be reached by a pokemon unless the speed boost, scarf, or priority. after that start hit things with your feet and watch all the pokemon that fall before your mighty legs. a great lead and a nice way to stop an aerodactyl from setting up stealth rock. the choice of rock slide v. level field comes down to whether or not you want a strong flinch flinging possible move or whether you want to slow down a pokemon that you know will beat hitmonlee in a swan song type deal. This stratagy is unfortunatly ended if you get phazed after using the jewel or if the fake out is protected. forcing you to fight while slower or retreat and hope to fight another day. -- thanks N8 i sometimes forget the whole dream world limitations.

Coming out of my shell Magcargo (M/F) @ focus sash Trait: broken armor EVs: 252 satk/ spd modest Nature - flamethrower - earth power - Hidden power (grass) - shell smash shell smash to magcargo turn into the thing that popped out of a volcano at the speed of light. start killing everything with fire and use HP grass to deal with 3 of its four weaknesses. as with most shell smash pokemon priority becomes your worst ever enemy.

inconsistant mess octillery (M/F) @ leftovers Trait: inconsistency EVs: 252 def/ sdef calm Nature - protect - substitute - surf - toxic/ ice beam ok inconsistency time! start by by protecting and hoping that you get something to help you survive the next turn and then substitute. lather rinse repeat untill octillery starts looking like the red terminator and then start koing pokemon. use toxic if you want a more wall based pokemon or ice beam for more attack. whatever you do dont let your only attack be surf unless you use toxic or else storm drain and water absorb will leave you with nothing. but know the toxic surf combo is slowed by natorrai and stopped completely by hydrating vaporeon.

winning wall Porygon2 (M/F) @ Evolution stone Trait: trace EVs: 252 HP / 216 Defense / 40 SpDef Bold Nature - thunder bolt / charge beam - ice beam - recover - toxic / thunder wave Porygon2 can become a big duck shaped problem to your opponent thanks to the evo stone. raising its defenses to levels that make ohkos impossible without the assistance of swords dance or nasty plot. use thunder polt if you feel the potential for paralysis outweighs the increased damage potential and toxic anything that you know you can out recover. trace is a key ability to this build since it makes it a great way to combat pokemon with mischievous heart. and if you can survive with it itll make porygon that much harder to kill as you recover well before your opponent can lay a hand on you. -- I love this set, but 252 Def / 252 SpDef on Porygon2 isn't the best EV choice because tanks like Pory want HP. There's multiple choices that reflect whether you want your Porygon2 to be super bulky or to have a bit of bite behind its attacks. Also, edited in Thunder Wave as it is a viable substitute for Toxic depending on your team. The EV set I list now is probably the bulkiest variant of Porygon2 you can have; it lives through hits like a boss. You can shift some of the Defense EVs to Special Defense if you want more Special bulk or even Special Attack if you want a bit more power. ~N8theGr8

Trusty pet Murrando (M/F) @ quick claw Trait: intimidate EVs: 252 atk/ def adamant Nature - ice fang - retribution - thunder wave - crunch i love murrando! and its kinda funny cause i never thought id love him as much as i do but he is great and hes the best way to utilize the raw power of retribution for a potential 140 power with stab he can decimate most anything without resistance use the thunder wave can be a hail mary or a way to debiltate an opponent for your next pokemon. use ice fang for dragons and with his above average def your likely to get a nice bite in. -- i agree with bullet about the name. Muurando forever <3

cursed flame snorlax snorlax (M/F) @ chesto berry Trait: Immunity EVs: 252 def/ sdef impish Nature - curse - body slam - fire punch - rest the curselax can be a mighty thing. Setting up one can be difficult but often times well worth the effort. curse your way to 3 for good defense and offense or 6 for an impregnable belly that can only be downed by crits or focus blasts. the fire punch is a great way to down steel pokemon which bodyslam would do considerably less against and your main defense against ghosts except for the unfortunate flashfire shandlure. The chesto berry is so when you rest you aren't left at the mercy of an opponent who can set up nasty tricks and can be used as a good upset to breloom's who try to spore you. the main problem with this setup is the fact that you are actually rather vulnerable while trying to set up. snorlax's hi sdef will usually keep you safe from anything that isnt an aura sphere or focus blast while you set up but if you see a blaziken or infernape and you havent done at least 3 curses run for the hills cause your in trouble.

Breaking down walls Omastar(M/F) @ focus sash Trait: broken armor EVs: 252 speed/ Satk modest Nature - surf - shell smash - ice beam - hidden power (fire)/ earth power broken armor to me is an over looked ability as it can easily turn the tide of battle with a single attack. Shell smash will increase omastars speed and power to the point where broken armor wont much matter but broken armor can be utilized in such a way where switching in to omastar while expecting a physical attack can bring omastars speed to almost 300 which can grant you the edge you need when it counts. Priority hurts and so do special walls but besides that this will mess with alot of powerful pokemon.

thank you all. I'll just sob about being called a trap later but for now thank you. *looks at watch* oh its later now *sobs*

chillin with my mons and my mini murkrow!

Name: Gym Leader Whitney, Taro, Devin (prefers whitney) Interests:Magic cards, VideoGames, Anime, stuff that makes me laugh. Hobbies: ....Playing magic, Playing videogames, watching anime, and laughing at funny stuff. Likes: (mix hobbies and interests) Interesting Fact: this is a section where it is more likely you will right something different. And here aresome of my favorite games and anime are Phoenix wright, pokemon, anything shin megami tensei, ranma 1/2, one piece, final fantasy IX and X. Dislikes: Slight redundancy (see interests, likes, and hobbies.)