ZEL

...Looks like we sure have a lot of birthdays around here lately, huh? Well, let's make it one more, and I apologize to the subject for the almost two hours of delay. I may or may not have fallen asleep :') I daresay it's an important one, or maybe I'm just saying that out of huge personal bias look, everyone's birthday is important, ok? Today's birthday is that of Ice, also known as Prasiolite! One of Reborn's most ancient members and resident lurkers, Ice is not known to be one to put himself in the spotlight. But it's his special day today, so I'ma do it for him! After all, he's left quite the impact on this place. Y'see, Ice and his buddy Will are responsible for the existence of our very own villainous Team Meteor, and he's the guy who brought you the likes of Taka, ZEL, and the most charming Mr. Bigglesworth (still accepting more hugs btw). So even if you're not someone who talks to him a lot: If you're fond of his characters, or simply enjoy kicking the butts of Reborn's local terrorists, why not go and leave some Happy Birthday wishes for the man? He really deserves them~ Regulars on the server may know Ice for "<<" his puns and the important reminders that Chatot deserves a Mega, but that's just a small facet of an amazing person. Beyond his quirky humor, Ice is also an incredibly caring and supportive guy, someone with great imagination and the gift to use it to brighten others' days. Happy Birthday, Ice! I hope you have a good one. I couldn't be happier to have met you.

Oh drat I meant to send you a birthday message at midnight, but attempts at having a sleep schedule ruined it. Happy Birthday, Wendel! You were the first person over on the server to befriend me, and to be honest I still don't really know why you decided to start PMing me, but I sure as hell am glad you did. You're one of the most interesting people around, with lots of creativity and a wonderfully odd sense of humor. Your straightforward and honest attitude made things a wee bit difficult in the beginning 'cuz I'm a sensitive little thing, but it has long come to be something I really appreciate about you. The server wouldn't be the same without you. I hope you'll have a great day; I know you're not one to look forward to your birthday IRL, but I very much wish the best for you. My letter is probs gonna be late, and I'm sorry :c But rest assured it's on its way!

Hmmm. I went and voted Florinia because honestly, I have this undying preference for smart and emotionally stunted characters. But Serra is also a huge favourite of mine. Her dialogue is pure gold, and I can't wait to see her again. The humor for her scenes never fails for me.

Sylveon is evolved by getting Eevee to have max friendship value (as with Espeon and Umbreon), and then levelling it up while knowing a Fairy type move. Friendship is earned just like in the canon games, and you can assess your Pokémon's current friendship level by asking one of the ladies in the Salon in Obsidia. (Pardon me, forgot its name. The one next to Critical Capture.) Why does the forum just not notify me any more when replies are already getting posted Mrrgh.

If you haven't found one yet, I could give you one. I have a spare in my Flying Mono file and don't need it there. I don't need anything in return, if you'd like you can have it for free. Just PM me if interested~

Oh don't worry, it's perfectly fine to post your art here, you're by no means obliged to use the thread^^ I only linked it in case you didn't know about it~ The front page of the fanart thread does seem a tad cluttered, but basically, you'd just post your art there as a reply. I mostly mentioned it because I know many people check it out when there's new posts, but it's really a matter of your personal preference. As for Luna, I'm thinking she'll probably look fine once coloured and shaded, too; you can make her pose look more dynamic through that as well. I suppose part of why she looks stiff right now is because no shading makes it harder to see her bowing forward when she's seen from the full front. It'll be way more obvious in the finished art. But I'm sure you'll figure out how you like it best c: I'm really liking these sketches~

If Team Meteor ran tests for Camerupt, then you can expect the one we saw to have been a new one, because as the PULSE dex implies, successfully erupting will kill the Pokémon. And even if, say, some of the test subjects were to have survived, they'd probably still be maimed and not what they'd want to use for the actual mission. As for Steelix, that one was just a regular Pokémon, even if very big, so I'd assume that it fainted after being defeated. It may have been a huge 'mon, but all we get for its lore is the hint that it got pissed af at the pollution in Tanzan Depths - not that it was in any way altered. (And it'd be immune to poison anyway.)

If the IVs etc don't matter, I have a female Tynamo that I can give you for free if you'd like. I caught it on my Psychic Mono file, so I have no use for it anyway. Just know that it really does have pretty awful IVs save for 30 SpA. Feel free to PM me if you want it~

Awwrh, I was so ready to give everyone a cheery congrats for their promotions, but... damn. Jeri leaving the team? I can't pretend I'm not sad to hear that. With the exception of Dan, Jeri was easily the auth I've felt the most comfortable about. Even if I can't claim to ever have had a lot of conversation with him, I've only ever found him to be a positive influence on the server; he did his job well, and never failed to seem approachable about issues. Thanks for everything you've done for us, man! You do deserve your retirement, even if it's going to be a pretty weird feeling to get used to this change. ...That said, I do wanna congratulate everyone on their promotions/appointments. They're all great choices for their new positions, and I wish them the best of luck putting up with us some more. ~

Nice work so far! All of them look great, I'm seeing lots of cool poses (especially Victoria and Julia's). Liking Shade the most out of the bunch so far, but your interpretation of Charlotte is also pretty rad. She's really showing her personality there! If you're indeed gonna be working on them some more, then I'd love to see it, I'm curious to see what they'd look like coloured/shaded. The only thing that does stand out to me right now is that Luna is looking rather stiff. Not sure if that's what you were going for with her pose, but something about her upper body posture makes her look strangely rigid. By the way, we've also got a fanart thread specifically for Reborn fanart, if you'd ever like to check it out c: http://www.rebornevo.com/forum/index.php?/topic/8792-a-wild-fanart-appeared/

As another addition that just occurred to me: It must at the very least be possible to move PULSE 'mons from one machine to another. When we visit Eve and Lumi's old home in Ametrine, we see the proto-PULSE still standing there. We know it was used to create Magnezone, which we eventually find hooked up to a different machine in E16. And clearly they were hoping to get it moved out of Devon, too, as Eve remarks that it "cannot be moved" under the circumstances - implying it normally should be possible. Since she was able to transfer data for the other PULSEs from one location to another, I'd guess it's sort of like a PC storage system, unless they were just gonna take it with 'em in a Pokéball. But whether a 'mon needs to immediately be hooked up to a machine again or can be safely stored removed from it is another question entirely.

ZEL said nothing about the fate of the first Tangrowth; the closest you get is Eve referring to it as "incapacitated". Taka, however, tells you in Jasper that being put under PULSE influence is hard on a Pokémon's body, and something about how it'd be nice to just set them free. The game leaves it vague, but there's many bits and pieces that imply it destroys the Pokémon. Magnezone certainly seems to have been destroyed completely, though it's hard to tell if that's what happens to all PULSE 'mons, or if it was, in this case, a result of the corruption. Zero also talks about the player wanting to "destroy Magnezone like all the other ones". Taka's comment, combined with the Dex entry for Tangrowth succumbing to poison, makes me assume that PULSE can, but not necessarily does kill the Pokémon - it probably depends on the use it's put to, and the amount of time it's been subjected to the machine. Overall, I'm pretty sure the ones we encountered all perished, but there's possibly a chance it could, in theory, be avoided if the Pokémon is removed fast enough? Though it may also make a difference if it's properly removed from the machine, or defeated in battle, as I'd guess battling makes it use its powers more, thus accelerating the process?

Did your Forretress level up while in the daycare? Pokémon will learn level-up moves in there when they reach the required level (or, at least, that's how it works in the canon games, so I assume it's the same here), and if they already have four moves, the first moveslot will get replaced. Edit: Psst, Rejuv has a subforum here, if you didn't see it already http://www.rebornevo.com/forum/index.php?/forum/54-pokemon-rejuvenation/

Ayy, there's where the cute Julia art came from c: Welcome to Reborn! Don't worry, there's a lot of us whose first language isn't English, so nobody's gonna bother you about making mistakes or being unsure how to phrase things. After all, learning another language is a pretty rad thing, and should be encouraged, not ridiculed. It's cool to hear you wanna work on a fangame of your own! Quite a few people here have been inspired to try their hands at that, and having the community to give you feedback on how it's coming along can be a huge help. I wish you the best of luck with it~

Gahhh she looks absolutely adorable! You have an interesting style, I really like the colours~ (I'll admit I'm not the biggest fan of Julia's super bright colour scheme, even if it undoubtedly fits her, so this is way easier on my eyes :'D) If you'd like to post on it, we have an entire thread for Reborn fanart over on the Reborn City board c: It's not a must, of course, but I know a lot of people check it regularly to see if anyone posted new art.

Oh, I see! Sorry for the confusion, since you said Torchic I assumed you were just getting started. Well, in that case, Tanzan Cove has Weepinbell, Ariados (and Parasect) (and Bellsprout and Paras and... Stantler, apparently?), so you could try training right there. If you can wait until after Noel, though, there are wild Bouffalant on Route 1 that are very easy to access (you can talk directly to them and fight them, and they respawn endlessly). If you can get enough stickers, Floor 4 of the Department store has the Power items, which would make things easier.

What part of the game are you up to? The beginning? If you want to EV train riiight from the beginning, you'll have to try Spinarak or Patrat outside the Grand Hall, or Poochyena in the Alleyways. (Edit: Oh, Ekans as well.) Carnivine and Beedrill can be found as early as Jasper, and both give 2 Atk, but you'll have to put up with all the other 'mons that you may encounter in the same place, and it's not accessible until after you get your 2nd badge.

Am I right in assuming you're asking about what to do after you beat Cain in the Beryl Cemetry and Heather flies away on her Salamence? (Since that's the only moment in the game where I can remember her being at the cemetry.) If so: You'll have to go back to Shelly's gym in the Lapis Ward. Heather can be found talking to Shelly in her private room there.

@Jacket Do you mean at the start of E16 when you round up him, Adrienn and Victoria? He's at the Nightclub in the North Obsidia ward.

I wouldn't actually rule out the possibility of online play related events for Reborn. Ame mentioned a short while ago that all the significant canon character names have been registered for Online Play before the community gained access to it. Wouldn't have been done if the idea of actually using those accounts for something hadn't occurred to the devs. It'd seem like something that's more designed for postgame content, especially if we're talking Pokémon distributions, but I'd be more surprised if we didn't get any online events in the future.

That's a member title, and at least on our forums it's pretty much a purely aesthetic thing. If you don't set a one for yourself, then it'll change based on the number of posts you've made, and is an indicator of your activity as a member. But you can change it by going to your profile and editing it (the field that says "Member Title"), and put anything you want there (and it won't change based on post count any more). Back when we were still on the old forums it was a tiny bit more exclusive, as you had to purchase it with our (now discontinued) site currency, which you could only earn from posting or making donations. So it used to be a bit of a reward for being active on here or supporting Ame. But since the currency system wasn't compatible with the new forums and had to be abandoned, member titles and username changes are among the things that are now free for any member to do. Basically, it's a cosmetic thing just like having an avatar or a signature. Edit: blegh, didn't get notified that you already got an answer, whoops.

Yeah, I did indeed put it in the context of the entire Devon plot, because overall, the battle between Lin and Ame was just a small part of it - though admittedly one with some shock value, sure. I won't deny that if you look just at the battle outside the context, then naturally it's meant to drive the point home that Lin is powerful. Point well made. In which case: As far as my opinion on just the battle without the rest of the Devon plot goes: Criticism has been aimed at how the scene came across like a poorly executed attempt at making Lin seem like a threat. And I agree! In a way. 'Cause I think the real problem here is that the scene was never meant to be overly significant to Lin's build-up as a whole. To me, personally, the reason it failed to leave an impact is because it feels like the scene wasn't originally planned to be there. I just... don't really feel like the inclusion of Ame as a character in this plot has been planned far in advance at all. In fact, Ame used to say repeatedly in the past that she didn't want her character to have a significant role in the game, and that she'd just be the league manager. Just a side role. Yet here we are, having her shown as the Champ, and then die at the hands of the big bad. How? Well, to quote what Ame said on the E16 status thread (emphasis mine): "However, as close to the end as we are with everything having been written out from the start, it's a bit problematic to just start rewriting things now. There are a few things I change here and there if I see a better opportunity of course-- and that may yet happen. It also may not. Who knows?" And I feel like her inclusion in E16's plot must have been one of those short-term changes. It doesn't feel like one of those things that have been planned from the start. If it had been planned a long time ago, then I doubt the scene would have felt as lackluster as it did to many of us, since surely, Ame would have remembered to build up her character a bit more in order to make the scene worthwhile. it feels like it was just pushed in there, and as such, I find it hard to take the scene as something that's really supposed to be significant to the story as a whole. It's clearly there to drive the point home that Lin is powerful, but what Ame said about "opportunities" to change stuff sounds fitting here - it was an opportunity to get rid of the character.

Honestly, I don't think this scene was designed to make us feel sad for Ame or scared of Lin's fighting power. The entire plot at Devon was a demonstration of her power to play us for her own use and entertainment. From luring us there and trapping us, to making us fight each other, to teasing us by making us watch her kill someone and then just walking out of the room without letting us take a shot at her, to allowing us to progress all the way to the PULSE and save her the work of taking out an Admin she no longer had any use for. It wasn't meant to show us that she's scary because she's strong, it's meant to show us that she's scary because she knew exactly what we'd do, and she twisted it all in her favor. The torture we had to endure along the way was just a game to her - if Laura's dialogue from the scene at Tanzan Depths is to be believed, then Lin has always, even as a little child, gotten enjoyment out of being a sadistic bully. The bottom line here is supposed to be that Lin is terrifying for how she's manipulated us. Putting the scene in merely to showcase her strength would have been pointless, since that's already the purpose of seeing her defeat Saphira. Killing Ame served as a neat round-up for the first part of the Devon raid; it just needed to be a character we were familiar with so it'd believably fit into the story. ...Plus, I can't help but feel like Ame kinda just wanted her character out of the way. Pretty sure she didn't assume we'd mourn over the character like we would over one of our long-time companions.

Since they're just NPCs it may just be for the joke of it. Reborn has several moments of breaking the 4th wall, so I can reasonably expect parts of the game to do just that, especially if they're irrelevant NPCs. Personally I don't like wall-breaking humor unless it involves blasting Sigmund through one but we got some of it. [shrugs] That, or it's an oversight. It happens.

Well, I guess it's not really a "welcome to Reborn", so... how about 'nice to meet you'? c: Good luck with writing your fic. I always like seeing people write down their Reborn stories, it's really cool to see how everyone portrays their protagonists. Also, Ari is my fave of the player characters, so your avi is the cutest, mkay?