NickCrash

I had to make a meme to properly answer this thread

This statement pretty much states the whole idea of capitalism and the reason it's a working system. Entry-level jobs are mostly aimed at students and bachelors who have just entered the market, thus the pay won't be high enough to cover a luxurious life, but should be high enough to make basic ends meet. Since most entry-level jobs have limited hours of work, they pay accordingly, and the person has the ability to search for other sources of income (no prostitution please). The case this system fails, is during an economic crisis, because there are no jobs for people to start with. Bills pile up, and people either don't find something in their field to work in, or anything at all. That is where the socialist part should come in, in the form of already established work positions provided by the state, in which the student works for minimum wage, to get experience and get started. Otherwise, you are pretty much asked to endure, and grasp the first opportunity that appears, but usually that's more or less a form of exploitation as employers are well aware of the current state of the market. Thus people struggle to make ends meet. I believe that is where many people (and that's not restricted to the limited knowledge of 15-year-olds, mind you) tend to lean towards a more social approach to things, that works in parallel with wellfare, but provides a form of support for the beginning of your working life, or its continuation in case it was abruptly put to a halt for various reasons. I may be going a bit off topic but I believe it's worth mentioning that in some countries students are given the opportunity to work alongside their professors during the semester or during summer, with a minimum payroll, and lots of work experience. For my future profession, that's also considered an entry-level job, which speeds up the process of climbing up that salary ladder. If we overlook that those positions are usually limited, that the pay is low since there is little competition, and that depending on who you work under you might be treated like trash (totally not from personal experience, dr. Vlachos you #@!#$), this is basically a socialistic approach in a neo-liberal fiscal system, which aparently does its job. Saving will be my only resource for the time being, but instead of being basically another student working part-time to make ends meet (and for the Americans to also pay their tuition or student loans), I get working faster, because the state makes tertiary actions and does not only look at what it has to gain short-term. This brings me to a main point I'm a bit confused by your statements, since it seems that you mix socialism and communism a bit there. Hard as it may be to implement one system or another into an already semi-functional fiscal capitalistic frame, a system that works as a "pendulum" fixes the problems that capitalism creates by searching for the maximum profit at all times. Supporting the youth and assisting the less privileged is an investment for future economic progress, since its absense only hinders the individuals' progress in their respective career path, since they devote much of their time in working, which in turn may lead to a sacrifice of quality for quantity, since two jobs just mean twice the money, since both mean minimum wage. Usually such jobs don't have opportunities to rise up to higher positions, because they are either fully depended on their employer's mood, or state dependent which frequently has a lot of paperwork and wait before you manage to climb up the ladder. Instead, I believe that a system that supports those who begin their career improves the economy in general, without directly taking money from the upper echelons of power, even though they might be burdened with a minor tax for this system to work efficiently. We could delve into ways to change the "pure" capitalistic system into something more socialistic or "poor-friendly" (as I've also seen it be called), but that would take the topic towards a very different path. If there is a single sentense I want to emphasize on is that "Minimum wage should be defined as the amount of money that provides the individual the ability to pay their bills, take care of their own expenses and have some recreation in their lives"

Yeah I meant to say Judo for Throh, but didn't bother to check what Sawk was about. I wanted to say that they seem so uninspired that I'd rather see unused animals take their positions and be promoted as Oni (demon) pokemon, like Koalas, Red Pandas, Dolphins and whatnot. I agree with you that the name is also a bit weird. What would make Throh more likable to me would be a simple addition of Karate Chop in his movepool, just as a mockery to the Austin Powers movies, in which the protagonist (who knows nothing about martial arts) threatend to "Judo Chop" someone.

Lets run some calcs to see if that guy had the right to complain about the damage rolls, shall we? I put HP at 99% so as not to count Multiscale 44 Atk Technician Mega Scizor Bullet Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Dragonite: 100-118 (30.9 - 36.5%) -- 63.5% chance to 3HKO This means Dragonite had less than what the minimal damage was. Even if he's talking about Zapdos, take a look at this 68 SpA Zapdos Volt Switch vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Dragonite: 97-115 (30 - 35.6%) -- 31% chance to 3HKO This means that even if Zapdos did 30% (lowest), D-nite would be left with 31%, which is just above Scizor's lowest damage with Bullet Punch. In both calculations I only put 44 Atk EVs because that's the standard Bulky SD Scizor set. It would very much be the offensive one which does 39% damage minimum and we wouldn't even be having this conversation in the first place. But Wait! There's further humiliation!! Since his M-Sceptile has HP-fire, I doubt D-nite has Fire Punch, so it's more probable to have a set of DD, E-speed, Dragon Claw, EQ/Roost EQ does a maximum of 38% to the Offensive set, and 28% to the Bulky set. Even so, assuming Zapdos did ~30% with Volt Switch, what stops Franz from switching into Diggersby which tanks all those hits and pretty much OHKOs anything at that stage. Even the non-scarf set with Quick Attack does minimum 35% so Dragonite is dead. TL;DR This fellow was wrong on so many different levels, I felt like calculating his chances of winning this battle, which were 0^2%

Doing a little research, I found out that both are based on Japanese Boxers (at least in their original japanese names), so the English names had to choose widely known to the western world martial artists, and they chose those two. Sawk and Throh could have better designs and not resemble humans that much. Good idea, horrible execution. I would much rather have a Koala doing Judo (Throh) and/or something like a Red Panda doing MMA (Sawk) Edit: replaced "Sumo" with "Judo"

You are lucky Tacos. If the episode is finished mid September I will be having exams and probably not have time for beta testing. I crie evritiem ;_;

Speaking of which, you'll find yourself inable to teach it Shadow Ball, since Shade has changed his TM

When glass cannons can tank hits from the pokemon with the highest base Atk in the game... http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-422629759

It begins as roleplay, and some things happen to the real people, so Ame is trying to implement those into the game. I believe people like Corey committed suicide or Kiki left the league due to illness (not necessarily death), but things like custody issues among people around the same age, are probably exaggerated. Only those who were around back then know.

Bruce Lee is the obvious name origin, since he was a top martial artist. Jaqui Chan is more comical but also a top martial artist, so they were included together. The oddball (and the one with the best design) is their cousin, Hitmontop.

Ah, so it's one of those deals. Someone should tell them certain things don't make much sense. Besides that, I'll wager we learn about the 2nd forms of the starters in a week or two.

Wait did Ash lose again? Heh. He won't even be in a Gen7 anime now, will he?

Money Laundering in Pokemon

Am I the only one who is reminded of Playstation1 graphics?

We've already explained in full detail how losing hype during a promotional period for a new official game can have a negative effect on sales. For a more mature audience, well-thought and executed fangames are enough, as they can quench their competitive battling thirst in online emulators such as Pokemon Online and Showdown. Uranium just happened to finish a bit late (imo) because it happened to coincide with the marketing and promotion of S&M. If they re-upload the game some months after S&M's debut in stores, they will be perfectly fine. I'm sure that Ame will be aware of GF's moves when the development time for Reborn's final episode is about to finish, and wait for a period of zero hype for the official games to do it.

This has potential for a split evolution. One line going full terrestrial, while the other reverting back to its aquatic origins. I think it would make more sense if the hermit crab ended up being Fighting/Rock since they inhabit already abandonded shells.

Ultimately it is the total number of wins each Nation has that matters before the championship round. A 7-0 differs from a 4-3. Congratulations to 99Losses for sealing the victory, and all Atlantis members for making a striking comeback and winning this tournament.

I just need to know John is safe. Then again, dying could mean the rebirth of a character, as others have pointed out. Flobot becoming Florinia again, Taka being born a new person, Solaris realizing that his way is flawed and becomes a different man, or just Eclipse's father has a change of heart and decides to let us in her room so we can search her wardrobe like the vicious, bold, privacy-intruding main protagonist we are. More seriously, if it were for an actual death to happen, my off bet is Radomus.

Meanwhile, non-native speakers just played the game wondering how they would remember all those names without connecting them to already known words (Nicky-boy, 10-years-old). ..only to discover we can learn English from that shit (Nicky-boy, who knew what "aurora" was and managed to fit it in an English essay) ...just to realize when he plays back due to nostalgia that they would have been so obvious to past him. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Dragonite is indeed an avian reptile in shining armor despite its horrible table manners and negative IQ.

Happy Birthday Tom. I wish you good luck in every goal you pursue, and lots of happiness in your journey doing it. Here's a happy Heracross with your name on it.

They are notorious for winning against terrible odds, so they still have a chance in winning this.

A wild Drapion stole my balloon and now hit the Mismagius with Knock Off.