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As a guy who writes short stories for lawlz (check 'em out here), I'd be all too happy to give you some advice.
First, I know you said you didn't want people to criticize your punctuation, but that's actually crucial for expression and immersion, so yeah.
Example:
Your version:
I hadn’t even noticed the poor woman until she had crashed right into me, she looked older, maybe in her 50s. Her sweatshirt and jeans were wrinkled and dirty and she wore a pair of old scuffed up Nikes. She had fallen backwards onto a large, black backpack, she looked a bit like a struggling turtle.
“I-oh my god. I am so sorry here let me help you.” I stuttered.My revised version:
I hadn’t even noticed the poor woman until she had crashed right into me. She looked older, maybe in her 50s. Her sweatshirt and jeans were wrinkled and dirty, and she wore a pair of old, scuffed up Nikes. She had fallen backwards onto a large, black backpack, which made her look like a struggling turtle.
“I-oh my god. I am so sorry. H-here, let me help you.” I stuttered.So what did I change? Well, I put a few more periods and commas in. I also did something that I forget to do for myself quite often: Omit Needless Words. Say what you're trying to say in as few words as possible.
As for my critiques on the passage itself, it's passable. Very good, actually. You've got a nice setup going on here with the Normal Joe Gets Mysterious Item from Stranger. You manage to tug at the curiosity of your reader by making them wonder what the bag contains, as well as how many more things will go wrong for Mr. Main Character. (It's fine that he(she?) doesn't have a name; I often deliberately avoid naming my characters.) Or maybe things won't go wrong - the bag contains some sort of whacked-out good luck charm that makes his life awesome but everyone else's lives turn to crap. Who knows? It's up to you.
As for tips, try and read your sentences aloud if you can to see if they make sense. Omit Needless Words (remember that one). Really, it's hard to find non-technical flaws here. The only confusing spot is when you say "the lady snatched up the remaining bag" and then go on to describe how she left a bag behind. Maybe choose words other than "remaining," like "the lady snatched up one of her bags."
Keep up the good work!
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Plus, Ame (as well as the rest of us) would be too concerned with playing gen 7 itself to really pay attention to Reborn.
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In no particular order:
Charizard. 'Cause memories.
Lucario. He's just a cool dude, y'know?
Quagsire. That face is the greatest face in all of Pokemon.
Golurk. In case you didn't know, this Ground/Ghost type can learn Fly. Yup, Fly. You can ride on the back of a flying undead Transformer. If that isn't cool, nothing is.
Totodile. Dem Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time feels.
Blaziken. Again, memories.
Zapdos. My first level 100. Drill Pecking the crap out of Bruno about a million times is oh so satisfying.
Spiritomb. This guy is 108 ghosts stuffed into the cutest little rock. And he will pound yo' face in.
Dialga. Time travel is cool, giant metal dragons are cool, and MEMORIES (Also Primal Dialga. Primal Dialga is the bomb.)
Shedinja. There's nothing better than being able to do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to this guy. Of course, that's rarely the case, but still.
If you're forcing me to assemble a team of 6, I'll grab Blaziken, Lucario, Zapdos, Dialga, Golurk and Quagsire. Maybe swapping Dialga for Golurk.
Honorable mentions to Phantump for being an actual child, Grovyle because PMD: EoT, Skymin because Skymin is cool, Giritina because Distortion World (And, y'know, being a GHOST DRAGON), Accelgor for looking pretty sweet, Tyranitar because it's probably actually like above Shedinja but Shedinja needs some love, Mewtwo for being a total beast, Swirlix as runner-up for greatest face, and Darmanitan because he's just a cool guy. That's all I got.
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Guys. Stunfisk and Luvdisc.
That is all.
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What, no one said Bridge to Terabithia yet? That's still the only movie I ever cried at.
Also, I find your lack of musical disturbing. Singin' in the Rain, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, and The Music Man. Go watch 'em.
Weird Al's UHF is also pretty hilarious, if you're feeling like a comedy.
And for goodness' sake, go watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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My favorite starters, by generation, are Charmander, Totodile, Torchic, Chimchar, Snivy, and though I haven't played X/Y, probably Froakie but possibly Chespin.
Who did I pick for Reborn? Mudkip. Literally because I herd u liek them. Seriously, that was my logic behing the choice. Haven't regretted it, though.
If I had to pick again, I might go with Treeko, Chespin or Snivy. Probably Treeko though because I recently finished PMD: Explorers of Time and had a couple of feels-y moments.
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Guys, I'm so bad at art. So here is the obligatory link to most of the stuff I've drawn. (If you're allergic to puns, leave now or forever hold your sneeze. Ya see? Nothing good can come from this relationship.)
See? I'm not the WORST, but I don't have anything other than a tablet and GIMP to back me up. I also have, like, -5000 hours of time spent on art, so yeah. I guess if I actually put effort into something, I could have something decent, but what the heck is effort anyway?
I have some other (f)arts, but I'm too lazy to put stuff up. Deal with it.
I wanna copy of paint tool sai so bad tho
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I used to think Kriketune was kind of a lame Pokemon.
After playing Reborn, I think Kriketune is an absolute beast.
Early game, Kriketune was my star player. Sing + Fury Cutter setup is such a beautiful thing when it works. If you take a hit, Swarm just makes your next Cutter hit even harder.
But then Shelly happened. Speed Boost Yanmega with Ancientpower made me sad. So what did I do? I got myself a Sturdy Graveler. Rock Blasted the crap out of Yanmega and co. Then I met Shade and his filthy Chandelure. I got myself a Link Stone and Sturdy Golem made short work of him.
And as for Noel, well. Let's just say Golem with Quick Claw and Explosion is...unexpected. And when you have a surplus of Cotton Candy, you have a shortage of difficulty, which is a great thing.
That lv. 80 Ditto? After taking an Explosion or 3, it was done. Earthquake helped make short work of Aya and Charlotte, too. Golem is definitely my ace-in-the-hole.
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How about the whole TPP cult in 7th street? That was fun.
Oh, and though I haven't seen it in the game, check the Rainbow Field Effects for some good laffs.
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That feel when your lv. 55 Hawlucha OHKOs Sampson's lv. 73 Conkeldurr.
That feel when one of your favorite shows gets another season.
That feel when someone gets your hopes up, shatters them, and then says they were kidding.
That feel when your arm goes numb. Wait, that's not a feeling.
That feel when you wake up 30 minutes before your alarm goes off.
That feel when you wake up 3 hours before your alarm goes off.
That feel when you wake up 1 minute before your alarm goes off.
That feel when you feel well rested.
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If we're talking early game, Kriketot/Kriketune is a total beast. Fury Cutter saved me so many times. Once you get it to one-shot mode, it's game over for whoever you're facing. Whismur/Loudred/Exploud is great, too.
Mid-Game, a Houndoom is glorious, as is a Graveler/Golem. Sturdy Graveler with Rock Blast decimated Shelly's Yanmega, and Rock Blast Golem decimated Shade's Chandelure. If you do run Houndoom, make sure it learns Flamethrower before it evolves so you can cream Serra.
Late-Game, we've got just about whatever you want. Clefable, Chandelure, and whatever else you want.
As far as I know, your starter should be pretty good at at least a few points in the game. Don't ever underestimate the starter.
But honestly, you want to know what saved me? Cotton Candy. The stuff is glorious. As long as I had around 3-6 in my inventory, I was more or less able to overcome every challenge thrown my way. And if you take the time to go back to the Pokemon center in Opal after EVERY trainer battle and avoid using potions whenever possible, you can save quite a bit of money. Check every rock, barrel and crate for items. You'll eventually have cash out the wazoo.
Every Pokemon can have a chance to shine if you give it a chance. Unless you run Unknown. Then you're just an idiot.
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Theologically, a ten year old kid shouldn't be able to cram God in a device that could just as well hold a flounder or caterpillar.
Macargo would melt your face off.
Celebi = Time Travel. Time Travel + Me = No good for anyone ever.
If two GRUNTS can afford to fix a hot air balloon in addition to HUNDREDS of machines, why would you even bother to catch Pikachu. Do you know how many Master Balls you could buy with that kind of dough.
The Distortion World.
Hyper Beam = Collateral Damage
Spacial Rift = Collateral Damage
Lava Plume = Collateral Damage
Every cool move ever = Collateral Damage
Since Pokemon movies are a thing in the games, we can only assume they would be a thing in the real world. Movies require actors. Actors can be replaced with Ditto. Hundreds of unemployed people.
Airlines = Worthless
Boats = Worthless
Bikes = Millions
Running Shoes = Worthless, but still very much appreciated. Thanks, Nike.
tl;dr the economy would be in shambles, people's houses would be in shambles, people's faces would be in shambles, physics would be in shambles.
And perhaps worst of all -
Pokemon games wouldn't be fun anymore.
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Sure, why not? Public pools would mean nothing to me, but I could pull some crazy-mad Houdini stunts. And the horrifying practical jokes....
And I could just learn how to swim again...
You may run as fast as you wish, but your metabolism will scale with you. Running 1,000 miles in 10 seconds will be the metabolic equivalent to running 1,000 miles without stopping or sleeping. Additionally, your reaction time does not improve. While in theory you could run faster than a bullet, you would have to have enough reaction time to move out of the way first. And running in a straight line may be somewhat useful, but running in a crowded area may result in a broken nose (or worse).
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You know, there's a better option. It's called "Boot Camp." Basically, it allows you to run a copy of Windows on your Mac. I am typing on a MacBook Air, and my open tabs include RPG Maker VX Ace (A windows-only program), WordPad, and Windows Explorer. Pokemon Reborn works just fine.
Of course, it takes a bit longer to install an entire copy of Windows, but I think it's well worth it. Here are a few pros:
- You basically have a Windows computer now.
- You can switch between Windows and OS X by turning your computer off and back on again while holding option/alt.
- Everything runs a little better.
- You're running WINDOWS on a freaking MAC.
Cons:
- It takes a while and possibly a lot of frustration to set up.
- You have to take some of your memory and format it to windows (I currently have a 39/73 split, with 39 Gigabytes on my Windows side)
- Did I mention it takes a while and possibly a lot of frustration to set up?
Anyway, that's what I did. I'm not going to give you a tutorial on how to get Windows, or how to Boot Camp your Mac, but there are tutorials and (perhaps more importantly) Apple Stores for that.
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Isn't it obvious?
Buy a new computer. Duh.
As for a serious answer, bepe hit it right on the nose. If worse comes to worse, you can try putting a save on a USB or SD card or something like that.
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In FireRed, I caught a shiny Meowth.
I was in shock and awe - I had caught my very first shiny. If I remember, that's like a 1/8192 chance or something.
I evolve it into Persian, all the fun stuff.
And then...and then...I lose my copy of FireRed. Why me.
As for Reborn, I was trying to catch Beldum. Found a shiny. Didn't catch it. Gave up out of depression. Beldum, I'll be back for you someday.
But I've seriously killed or run from shinies that I have no interest in training in Reborn. A 1% chance isn't all that special, at least compared to a 1/8192 chance.
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I beat Noel by giving my Golem a Quick Claw and having it use Explosion. Then I'd send out a chump to give him Cotton Candy. Once you get rid of that Cincinno, the rest is doable. If you encouter another problem child, just blow it up with Golem again.
Though it's a bit riskier, you could try and give a Quick Claw to a pokemon with Minimize and hope for the best. In fact, just grab a Quick Claw. It'll make your life easier.
(I used Golem, but any Poke who learns Explosion will do.)
It really isn't hard, it's just that you have to get a little lucky, which can be frustrating.
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I listen almost exclusively to soundtracks. There are a few exceptions, of course, but have a few.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa11tMeCqNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMPuTyeYcsY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEIWhy-urqM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLi8jAnJfjM
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I'm just gonna leave this here.
Science facts, science facts...Well, there's a protein called Pikachurin in your eyes that is essential for for the fast responses of vision cells.
The Andromeda Galaxy is likely to crash into our own Milky Way galaxy sometime in the distant future.
If you wanted to turn the Earth into a black hole, you'd have to force all of its mass together until it was around the size of a pea.
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One day I was playing Minecraft. A pig wandered into my house of his own free will. I saddled it up, fenced it in, and put a sign over it saying "Wallace." Ever since then, wallacethepig has been my username on forums and the like, Wallace has been my username in video games, and no house of mine in Minecraft is complete until it has its own Wallace the Pig.
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Now Wallace-- Quickly! Decipher the remaining numbers!
Let's start with the millions section. Let's also cut the 3's out of the number, leaving us with
1,801,501
What are the first two numbers? 1 and 8 - 18. What season of Pokemon are we on? 17. 18 follows 17, so it's in the future. But what season do most people think of when they think of the Pokemon anime (and what digit do 17 and 18 share)? 1. Number 1 - the first season, the past, and what Ash Ketchum wants to be. Now, what pokemon can see the future and the past? Xatu. There is 1 non-legendary pokemon that begins with the letter X, and 3 that begin with the letter Y. So what? Well, this wouldn't be significant, but count up the number of times 1 appears in the number above. That's right, 3. X and Y are obviously related, and this number is too.
But why is Xatu important? Well, it according to other Pokedex entries, it stands in the same spot all day looking at the sun. Sound like a Sunflower to you? And what pokemon looks like a Sunflower? Sunflora. Sunflora is a Grass type with the base stats 425. What is (4*2) and 5? 8 and 5, our two remaining nonzero numbers. And guess what? 85 is also Sunflora's base Special Defence! What Pokemon has the highest Special Defence in the game? Shuckle. Where can Shuckle be found? At the Apopyll Training Grounds. What else do we find there? Kiki. Kiki has purple hair. She is also a girl. What's another purple-haired girl that is currently relevant to the story? Aya. Can you figure the rest out?
KIKI DIED, SO AYA'S GONNA BE QUITE POSSIBLY LITERALLY ICED REAL SOON. REEEEAAALLLL SOON.
And with that, I've solved the mystery. As for the 0s, they're there to throw you off track.
I am far more proud of myself than I should be right now.
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if the peak of ametrine mountain were a bowl it would hold 318,015,013 cans of delicious Campbell's Avengers™ Fun Shaped Pasta Soup.
Cleary Ame is trying to tell us something.
What's the first and last number of 318,015,013? 3 - the number of Toy Stories. And who is in Toy Story? Woody and Tim Allen - Woody Allen. What was Woody Allen in? Antz. What's the most famous Ant Pokemon? Durant, of course. Now, who eats Durant for lunch? Heatmor, the Anteater. What other famous anteater do we know? Arthur, of course. Arthur was broadcast on PBS - the same initials as Peanut Butter Sandwich. Now, what else do you put on Peanut Butter Sandwiches? Jelly. What else has jelly? Jelly donuts! Who makes Jelly Donuts? Brock, a Rock type Gym Leader. But in addition to Rock types, he also has a Crobat - a Poison type. This was mostly irrelevant, until the Fairy type was introduced. And as we all know, Fairy beats Dragon any day of the week. Now, that number 3 occurred twice in the first number - as the first and last. The first Dragon is Dratini, and the last Dragon is Noivern. Since we already have Noivern, and the first shall be last and the last shall be first, and you can't get much later than the future, Dratini is going to be in Ametrine.
Duh.
#dratinicunfurmd
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@Etesian wow. Thanks? I'll see what I can do, but there are a few things that need to be said.
First, Golem's Explosion is there because of mad synergy with Sturdy. Even if Golem gets hit by an Energy Ball, he'll stick around to blow himself up (and can then be brought back with cotton candy). Efficient? Not really, but I creamed Noel with that strategy and that strategy alone. (And Quick Claw Golem is the jankiest thing ever.)
As for coverage moves, I think the only type(s) I don't have supereffective coverage with are Water and Fairy. I used to have Volt Charge Meowstic but replaced that with Gardevoir, maybe I should forgo Shadow Ball on Gardevoir for Volt Charge? And as for Fairy, well. I DO have a Durant, I may swap it with Accelor.
I am also a God of voltorb flip, so I'm STRONGLY considering Baton Pass Ninjask as I have the Substitute TM. Just because Fast Golem/Swampert = dead opponent.
As for the team I want:
Quagsire in place of Swampert. With Unaware and I'm thinking Waterfall, Earthquake, Curse and something else.
Golurk in place of something, probably Golem. With Iron Fist and likely Earthquake, Shadow Punch (Which would be replaced by Phantom Force later), Hammer Arm, and something else. It may instead replace Clefable.
Jolteon in place of Accelgor, probably. Volt Absorb with Thunder Wave, Discharge, Thunder and Shadow Ball.
Chandelure in place of probably Houndoom. No idea what the ability will be, but the set will be something like Houndoom's sans Nasty Plot.
Is there any way to slap Thunderpunch on Golurk in Reborn? Move Tutor, perhaps? I don't know. The only thing I would be lacking would be a Pokemon that could take a hit, though. Well, except for Quagsire, but Fern curbstomps Quagsire. And that's bad...
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And you said there would be a food shortage there.
Sounds to me like they're covered.
Halloween Costumes, go.
in General Discussion
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What are you dressing up as for halloween? Even if you're not actually going to dress up, you can at least say would you would like to dress up as.
Me? Frankenstein. That is, not the monster. The actual guy. Y'know, mad scientist and all that. Victor. He made Frankenstein.