Filthy Casual

Chapter 6: "How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?" After our victory, we decided to visit Wally in Verdanturf town in order to pick up the HM for Strength. However, when along the way, we discovered something really incredible... When we made it into the town, we discovered- ...no Strength? I'm grateful for the Mega Stones, but I'm kind of sad they moved it. Where is it, you may ask? Well... ...let's be honest. They did it to give your "rival" more significance. Still, as we were traveling, we received another cool evolution! With our new evolution, we were able to continue on to the next- ...it's been less than five seconds, and I already hate you more than Lisia. Seriously, though, this guy was the one who would give us the TM for Secret Power. He... ...seems to be that guy who's only there to seem "hip" for the kids... ...wait a minute... Secret Bases in RSE were awesome, but they were definitely not "romantic"! Okay, I know that the audience who some of the newer features/additions to Pokemon are marketed towards younger players, but this is just cringy. I really dislike this guy! Thankfully, the base feature itself seems to have been completely revamped! We can now add other trainers into the base! As such, I've decided to share my secret base with all of you! Come on down and stop by if you have the chance. Next time, we'll not only be heading to the next town, but also catching our next team member! Current Team

To be fair, so does Speed Boost Blaziken.

Chapter 5: A Little Too Faithful After our fight with May, we made our way to Mauville City. If I'm honest, this was one of my least remarkable areas in Hoenn. It looks no different from any other town in the- ...WHAT?! Apparently, Mauville is not a literal mall! I'm not sure how to feel about this, but so far, this place stands out more than any other in the region. We even got to run into Wally, who wanted to challenge the gym. His Uncle, however, didn't didn't think he was ready. As such, Wally had a favor to ask of us... Indeed, it was time for a fight! After his defeat, Wally wouldn't let his low spirits keep him down. In fact, he had a favor to ask of us: Wally's the most precious thing in this game by far! The uncle, however, was quite thankful for our battle. He decided to thank us with a new move! This was probably necessary, as it would have been harder to find the guy who gives out Rock Smash in this city. With that done, we could challenge the gym. Achilles (Marshtomp) was handle business, allowing for another evolution! With all of the trainers defeated, it was time to face our next challenge... ...sitting through a dramatic intro cutscene. Every gym leader so far has had one of these where the camera slowly pans on them, attempting them to make their entrance more dramatic. It's a bit too anime-esque for my taste. Regardless, the gym leader, Wattson, seemed excited to fight us. Indeed, it was time to battle! With our victory, we are now able to use Rock Smash outside of battle! Next time, we'll be heading over to the next town! Current Team

Chapter 4: Contest "Spectacular" After we made our way to the next town, we decided to spend some time looking for our next team member. As such, we ran across an awesome addition to the squad... After catching our next team member, we decided to deliver the Devon Goods. As we did that, however, we ran into some trouble... Fortunately, Aero Smith (Taillow) and Achilles (Marshtomp) were more than enough to dispatch the "threats". As we did that, however, we instead ran into someone much more severe... This is a weird design, but it's not too bad. I kind of prefer Maxie's design from RSE, but this is still good. Regardless, Maxie went on to explain how he wants to expand the landmass so humans can thrive. Before he left, he warned us that he wouldn't be so lenient if we ran into him again. After being thanked for our help, we were allowed to move on to the next town... ...is what I would like to say if we weren't stopped. I don't know who you are, but I hate you already. Seriously, though, this is Lisia, the person who introduces the player to contests. She's... ...well... ...she belongs in an anime, not a Pokemon game, to be honest. She feels VERY out of place here. As you saw above, she said she was scouting for a brand new person to participate in- -oh, who am I kidding? She's clearly going to choose me. What makes her even worse is that she gives moments "chapters". Just pay attention to the MC's face, and that's pretty much me at this point. Just... Still, Lisia told us to participate in the contests. With our newest member, we decided to participate in the clever contest! With that completed, we were finally able to head over to the next: OF COURSE! With that out of the way, May was at least kind enough to give us the Itemfinder. Next time, we'll be heading to Mauville City! Current Team

Chapter 3: Brawly the Rag Doll Before we decided to chase after the Team Magma grunt, we still had a few things to do. Eventually, we caught up to the grunt, who was even holding a Wingull hostage. Luckily, we called his bluff, and continuously pursued him. Needless to say, he wasn't too pleased. After a quick decimation of his Poochyena, we were invited to the office of the Devon Headquarters, where the president wanted to talk to us... ...is that a TPP reference with that painting? If so, I'm not sure how to feel about that... ...regardless, he gave us an important task: deliver a letter to his son, Steven Stone. How did we know it was important? Simple: highlighted blue text. With that done, we decided to head down to Mr. Briney's house, allowing us to travel across the ocean to Dewford Town. While there, we found a gym, where none other than the fighting type leader was waiting for us. It was time for a battle! With his defeat, Brawly told us to head to the nearby cave, where Steven was located. Just like in RSE, it would be a long trip, filled with exotic Pokemon, as well as... ...or it's just over immediately. That works, too... ...anyway, the man introduced himself as Steven Stone. He decided to thank us by giving us the TM to his favorite move. Having played RSE, I know his ace is Metagross. That logically means his favorite move is Meteor Ma- ...Steel Wing?! I mean, I get why they had him say that was his favorite move. Still, Meteor Mash is just a much better version of Steel Wing. Perhaps next time, have him say it's one of his favorite moves? Regardless, next time, we'll be delivering the Devon Parts to the captain! Current Team

I played R/S/E, so I have a general idea about what's going to happen. Having said that, I don't know about the postgame, or any changes. I've been told that Wally's character was more fleshed out, and that there's a Delta Episode. Showdown has also taught me about how dangerous Mega Rayquaza can be, so I expect him to show up. Still, Generation 3 is my favorite generation of all time, so this will be a fun experience. Also wanted to do a UM play through, but when I got it, I was so hooked that I immediately beat it, lol

Chapter 2: The Adventure Begins As we tried to begin our adventure, we were stopped, being told that footprints possibly belonging to a legendary Pokemon were being examined. We decided to head upward, where we found none other than May. As she was investigating, we... ...wait a minute... THAT'S THE POND FROM THE INTRO SEQUENCE! It's so cool they would even include that small detail! I'm really impressed so far! Regardless, as May saw us, she challenged us to a battle! Eventually, the two of us decided to head back to professor Birch, where he gave us some Pokeballs and a Pokedex to start off our adventure. Indeed, it was time to- DAMN IT, MAY! The PokeNav in this game seems to double as a map and a Pokemon locator. It's a fun little option for the game. In fact, another fun option this game includes is creeping! The Pokemon you can find via this method seem to have egg moves, as well! As such, we have a new member to our team. Say hello to Dusk the Poochyena! We eventually made our way over to Petalburg, where we found our father, Norman, the normal gym leader. I see what you did there Gamefreak He told us that if we put our minds to it, we would be able to eventually even defeat him. As we were talking, however, we were introduced to another new character: Funny enough, Wally seems to have his own theme this time. He's relatively unchanged from Emerald so far, though. In fact, the adventure continued to be similar, right until we made it into Petalburg woods, where we encountered an unusual figure. This grunt was a member of the superior Team Magma, a group dedicated to expanding the land mass. After quickly repelling him, the scientist seemed grateful. Indeed, he decided to give us a Great Ball for our- ...that's not a Great Ball... ...I never played X and Y, but from what I heard, the EXP Share broke the game completely. Having played UM recently, the EXP Share was really good, but the game was designed with that EXP Share in mind, with trainers having appropriately leveled Pokemon (for the most part). Afterwards, we quickly left the woods, where we were treated to an interesting cutscene... Clearly this grunt is going to be important. I'm not sure why, but only time will tell. Regardless, we spent the next few minutes catching some more Pokemon! With our new team members with us, we made it to Rustboro City, where- DAMN IT MAY, STOP INTERRUPTING ME! Seriously, though, she tells us that there's a gym in Rustboro we should challenge. Honestly, I think this is pointless, as Norman told us the same thing, but that's just a personal preference. We eventually made inside the gym, where we were greeted by none other than Roxanne! This is a nice touch. It adds a bit more to her character, as she seems to be more invested in the trainers who challenge her. Granted, it's extremely minimal, but I appreciate the effort. Regardless, it was time for a fight! With our victory, we decided to head out to heal, only to notice the Team Magma grunt back to his old tricks! Next time, we're going to stop him! Current Team

It is indeed. Having said that, I agree with you. It doesn't feel like a true legend.

Silvally was confirmed by the Pokemon Facebook page to be a legendary. Their post says "Get ready to add a shiny Silvally to your ranks in Pokemon Sun or Pokemon Moon! This Legendary Pokemon will be available via code card at participating Gamestop stores starting October 23rd." Having said that, I am convinced one of the evolution lines that will be revealed to us will be the Gible line.

Recently, I played through my first experience of Generation 7 through Ultra Moon. I enjoyed every bit of that game. However, that made me realize that I also missed out on Generation 6. While looking for the games, I also began to reminisce about Generation 3, my favorite generation. As such, I decided now was the best time to play through Omega Ruby for the first time. Ruby was the version exclusive I played when I was a child, and I wanted to share my experiences with all of you, both positive and negative. Without further ado, let's begin! Chapter 1: My Nostalgia! Starting off, we are hit up with something I never expected Gamefreak to do: HOLY SHIT! THAT NOSTALGIA! If that wasn't enough, however, the game decided to do something even more incredible: I adore this so much! It's showing off both the old and the new! Still, we had to select our name. As such... With our name selected, we eventually arrived in Littleroot Town, where it really started to hit me that I was revisiting my childhood. I cannot begin to tell you how impressed I am so far. These models allow for much more personality than the original generation 3 sprites. For example, take a look at May here: May has always been one of the weakest rivals in the series, but it's nice to see that technology has given her a more clear and optimistic personality (at least so far). In my opinion, we take these little details for granted, but they really enhance the experience of the game. Even the Birch encounter shows this: They even got Poochyena back! Now, Generation three had one of the strongest set of starters (in my opinion). I have not met one person that despises one of them (maybe dislikes, but not despises). When I was a child, my town was split up between two sides: Treecko, or Torchic. Everyone wanted to use the cool Sceptile or the tough Blaziken. However, out of everyone in my town (and trust me, I checked), I was the one to choose this starter... Mudkip, and by extension, Swampert, will always hold a special place in my heart because of this. As such, there's no way I can't pick him! Let's meet our first member of the team, Achilles! He's even Docile! Not great, but definitely not bad for an in game run. After receiving our starter, the professor told us to meet up with his daughter on route 3 for some advice. As such, next time, we'll be doing just that!

You don't seem to have patched your game. Make sure to do that.

Yeah, to go off what Roswell said, you played my match twice. I'm not complaining, but I'd prefer not to relive the nightmares of Sap Sipper Azumarill, lol

The only reason he escaped my list was because I never played SM. Still, those are excellent points you make, especially about him being the newest Sonic character.

gr8 b8 m8 8/8

@LykosHand Fixed! Thanks for the heads up!

That's right! I got bored and decided to do another playthrough! This time, however, I'm going to be playing a randomizer run of Desolation! However, unlike the last few runs, I'm not going to be using Temere this time! There are a few rules I have to this run. First, I'm only allowed to use Pokemon you suggest to me. This means I must nickname them with the corresponding name. Finally, all actions I decide within the game are decided by you, the player. You must tell me whether or not I should max out affinity, do certain side quests, etc. As such here are the first few questions: 1) Who should we be kind to? 2) What should our character be named? How about the gender? 3) What should our starter Pokemon be, including the nickname? It's up to you!