Filthy Casual

Chapter 8: Hazard Smell vs the World Finally, after our fight with Venam, we were able to move onward to save Melia... at least, we WOULD be unless we weren't stopped by a mysterious new figure named Nim. Fortunately for us, Nim is actually a good character. She is funny, interesting, and helpful during the main story. Eventually, we found Nim, and she gave us back our money. However, despite this, she still required that we defeat her in a fight in order to advance. Because of this, we went on to battle. This battle was really intense! It started with a lead of Dangerous the Grovyle and Fenrir the Rockruff teaming up on the Solrock. However, when it didn't take it out, Solrock and Lunatone ended up taking out Fenrir. I then sent out Hazard Smell, the Stunky. It was only level 16, so I really didn't expect much. I used Poison Gas on Solrock and Lunatone. While that happened, both teamed up and took out poor Dangerous. The two proceeded to sweep through most of my team. While Chime Chime the Chingling was able to handle the Solrock, Nim's Inkay was able to take it out. Lunatone died from poison, and that's when things REALLY got interesting. At this point, it was a 2v1 against Hazard Smell. I had used Poison Gas the previous turn to poison the Inkay. I decided to go for a risk, and use Poison Gas one more time for the Espurr. That's when I realized something: the Espurr couldn't touch me. The only attacking moves it had were Confusion (which doesn't affect me) and Shadow Sneak (which gains a psychic typing in the Altered Dimension, nullifying the attack). That meant all I had to do was stall out the Inkay, and I win. That's exactly what I did: I Rock Smashed the Inkay, and then healed when necessary. We ended up barely pulling through with a worn down Stunky. We will be going after Melia next! Who should we catch? Use? Name? Also, there are some battles coming up which give us the choice of either teaming up with Ren or Venam. Which of the two should we team up with? Let me know! Team Recap

Filler Chapter 1: A Hazardous Helper Before we will be meeting Venam at Amethyst Cave, we decided to complete the remaining side quests of East Gearen. As I said, overall, I believe these side quests are better than Reborn. However, I will be reviewing each one individually, rather than spending a part for each side quest: Save Starly!: We actually did this one before we fought Venam, but it's a pretty standard introductory side quest. You end up meeting Karen, who has magic powers for some reason (at least, that's your impression at first). Overall, a great first side quest. Missing Mother: An interesting fetch quest which gives you some insight on Grand Dream City. You learn a bit about some mayor named Cassandra, who is apparently strict with the way she runs her business. This side quest is quite good. The Hidden Library: Oh, boy, here we go. This side quest leads into a bigger story line involving the Garufa, a tribe which hated Pokemon, but were fascinated with their powers. This side quest is quite interesting... Love Letter!: ...but then we get to this side quest. I'm not going to lie, this side quest is pointless. Here's what you do. You talk to a person, walk 50 feet right, talk to another person, walk back, talk to his secretary, and you win. It's too short and linear for my tastes. I would give the player the option to give the love letter to someone else if necessary. It IS a key item, after all, and could lead to some hilarious interactions. Sadly, this mission is a bit too linear to my liking. Dangerous Pokemon!: I like this mission! It provides a good challenge with a good reward if you win. You have to beat up the Growlithe and their Arcanine leader, which provides for a unique challenge, but it's very much worth it. Battle Me!: This one is my personal favorite missions! You get to fight a girl named Novae in what is actually a pretty unique fight! She uses only Gen 7 Mons, and she can be tough if you come unprepared. Otherwise, this fight is fun at the worst. We then got to fight Karrina for Rock Smash, and won rather handily. For the first time, we have more than six party members. Who should we use? Box? Catch (don't worry, we WILL get the Buizel)? What should their names be? Let me know! EDIT: The Buizel has been caught! The party has been updated accordingly! Team Recap

Check Chapter 2, Quest Start, for that answer. A guy released that mod not too long ago.

Apparently, she used to be Reborn's dragon leader in the old Reborn league. It's also worth noting that in Reborn, she took many of Ame's Pokemon, so maybe she has an Alolan Ninetales and an Absol, as well.

Chapter 7: Venam's Arsenic Assault Last time, we were being chased by the dreaded Team Meteor Xen. We were ready to tell Professor Jenner about this dreaded team, in order to stop them once and for all... ...but first, side quests! This is another aspect I prefer in Rejuvenation. Not only are side quests easy to find, but they offer lucrative rewards. They are the best of both worlds. For this side quest, we went to stop a local gang from running away with a girl's Starly. While the thieves were about to get away, this woman crushed the boat with stone. How she did that, you may ask? Well... magic... After that happened, we went back to speak with Jenner, and... turns out he was a spy. We found Madelis, and as Melia was escaping with Alpha Metronome, she used her Houndoom to snipe the Togepi, limiting her movement. Jenner explained to us that he gave us the snag machine in order to stop the Xen grunts. As he was explaining, however, a woman named Crescent sent in her Gothitelle and kidnapped Jenner. You may not remember Crescent, but she was actually on the boat with us and our mother. This brings up another point about Rejuvenation compared to Reborn: Anyway, we ended up doing some training, and one of our members evolved: Next, we went on to challenge Venam's gym. We didn't find a Stunky yet, but we DID find an abandoned yard in the back of Venam's gym. She explained to us that her old Seviper gym was closed down when Jan showed up. She then told us to take whatever we found, which was fine by us, because we found this: Finally, we made it to Venam to challenge her to a fight, and to be frank, I misplayed way too much. The second Pokemon she sent out was a Grimer. However, I didn't think it would be an Alolan Grimer, and I left Chime Chime out. I needed to switch out, and that messed me up. I almost lost because of my carelessness. Thankfully, we managed to pull through. We will be doing the side quests next, as well as Rock Smash from the local gang leader. Where can we find a Stunky? Who else should we catch? Replace? Use? Should we use the Seviper? If so, what should we name it? Let me know! Team Recap

Cool! I'll give it a shot. Thanks! EDIT: I found the thread. It turns out you cannot replace the music with anything existing. I was hoping to replace the gym battle theme with another (just to experiment). Thanks anyway!

I am doing a play through of Rejuvenation, and I want to add custom boss music. How do I do that?

Chapter 6: Here Comes Team Meteor Xen After we beat Melia, we ran to the source of the explosion. On the way out, we ran into a foreboding sign... We were moving onward when we ran into Team Xen for the second time this game. I didn't talk about them much on the boat, but now is as good a time as any to bring it up: they're pretty much Team Meteor. However, Jan did update this part of the game with something really funny. Originally, Melia just punched a grunt away, making them seem even more useless. However, in this update, Jan added more life and realism to the characters. There is one scene in particular which stands out to me: Anyway, we ended up fighting through a bunch of Meteor Xen grunts and capturing their Shadow Pokemon. I never played the Colosseum games, so being able to do this is always a treat. We ended up going onward until we ran into these characters: We ended up beating Zetta and his goons without much trouble. However, Zetta then rage quit and sent us into something called a PULSE Dimensional Rift. These rifts are quite interesting, and personally, I actually like them more than the PULSE Machines. The idea of zombifying Pokemon with pure hatred is quite interesting, and builds upon the Shadow Pokemon idea established further in the cannon lore. Furthermore, a lot of these designs are interesting (not that Reborn's are not, but I just gravitate towards Rejuvenation's designs). Just look at this beast: We finally defeated the beast thanks to the help of Dangerous! Afterwards, Garbodor help of the Dimensional Rift and Zetta while Melia got us back to Jenner's lab. It is there we rest for now while we come up with a plan. I ended up catching a fair amount of Shadow Pokemon. I now have a Shadow Kantonian Meowth, Finneon, Happiny, and Alolan Grimer. Should I use any of them? We will also be hunting a Stunky soon. Who else should we add, and what should their names be? Let me know! Team Recap

Chapter 5: Melia gets Massacred Finally, we're out of the cutscenes and back in the gameplay! We enter a cavern, and Melia decides to team up with us in order to defeat the trainers. This provides plenty of training for Fenrir, who desperately needed it. One trainer in particular may have been a bit TOO eager to battle... We end up going through the cave, where Melia finds a secret entrance to an Arceus statue. We decide to sit down and celebrate the fruits of our labor with a nice picnic. Melia decides that she wants to battle us before she is sent to become the normal type gym leader of Grand Dream City. While I didn't take screenshots, I didn't need to. The fight went something like this: That would have been an enjoyable end to an enjoyable, cutscene filled day, but instead, some green fog rolls in. We then hear an explosion, and are ready to check it out. Who should we catch along the way? What should their names be? Let me know! Team Recap

That's too bad. I hope you stick around.

Chapter 4: Cutscene, the Episode After that escapade with the Garbodor, we headed over to Goldenwood Forest with Melia. While we were there, we were looking for a new team member. Instead, I found this: Fortunately, we did find that new team member. Say hello to the third official team member: After we found our new friend, we went over to Melia, who was staring at a sign. We got her attention, and she asked "Are you ready?" Of course, we said yes, and... ...well, this leads into one of the parts Reborn has beat over Rejuvenation... Despite the above rant, there was something very good that came out of it. I trained Dangerous a bit, and something awesome happened: We are going to continue our adventure with Melia soon. First, who should we add to the team? Name? Let me know! Team Recap

It's unfortunately not an event. I had to zoom my clock forward to get it. Here's the funny thing, though. Sometimes, in this mod, if you talk to your Mons, they give you items. Dangerous already gave me a Poke Doll, and Chime Chime gave me a great ball!

Chapter 3: Garbage Crew Gets Trashed Before we went off to take care of Venam's proposition, we went ahead and caught our first new team member. Say hello to our second friend of the series: With our newest member, we went down to the sewers, only to find Venam with Ren. She proposed that we help fix the generator problems. Because of this, Ren and I proceeded to beat up every trainer's Mons, giving us plenty of experience. As we entered the generator room, we found Melia! As it turns out, she was investigating the cause of this, herself. While we were waiting for this, we discovered the problem: a Garbodor was eating away at the pipes. We immediately took to arms against this force, the Garbage Crew (yes, that's what they are actually called: it's actually pretty hilarious)! Chime Chime was able to dispose of the attackers with ease. This allowed Venam throw a Pokeball and capture... ...the Trubbish????? WHY?!?! THERE'S A GARBODOR RIGHT THERE! Either way, they leave, allowing the power to go back online. As thanks, Melia allows us to travel with her for her own studies on Route 1. There, we will be catching more team members. Until then, though, who else should I catch, and what should their nicknames be? Let me know soon, as we will be heading down to Route 1 next time! Team Recap

Cool! I've been looking for one for a while now. I'm not sure if he got moved, but Chime Chime shall be on the team eventually (as soon as I find him/her)!

Did Chingling get moved?

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When the patch is downloaded, you have to unzip it. Next, you have to drag the data folder into the "Rejuvenation" folder, and let new data folder override the old one.

Cool! Any one else we should catch? We will be finding mons in the sewers and around the city next.

What would be the nickname?

Chapter 2: Quest Start! We are back with another log entry! We have decided our starter for our adventure! I am very excited to see what he can do! Let's meet our new friend: With our new friend, we won against our friend Amanda in what was actually a really intense battle. After we won our fight, she left, while Jenner gave us some Pokeballs to start our journey. As we were about to leave, some scrub named Ren came in and challenged us to a fight. We took him out with two absorbs. It was a massacre. As we were leaving, Jenner requested we look for his daughter, Melia. We accepted, and he gave us running shoes for our cooperation (THANK GOODNESS). Jan stopped us along the way, explaining about "PC Stars". They are strange, but quite convenient. After that, it was time to set off on our adventure! While we were exploring the city, we ran across an officer stating that the power to the train station was out, meaning we couldn't advance. Of course, this means Melia also never crossed our path. We continued exploring when we found this individual: This character told us to meet up with her in the sewers with her friends. Before we do that, however, we need more party members. Who should we catch in town? What about in the sewers? What should we name them? Let me know!

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Welcome to Reborn! The main tip I have for you is to get a good, balanced team! That may sound ridiculously obvious, but you can make it through with battles if you are able to use a wide variety of Mons. That being said, if you need me to trade you something, let me know!

Welcome to my newest play through of Pokemon Rejuvenation! This playthrough is going to be a major compare/contrast between Reborn and Rejuvenation, since the games are so similar. The rules of this play through are simple: just like in Reborn, I will only be using Pokemon suggested by you. Now that we have done that, let's get started: Chapter 1: "Seas the Day" We start off this game in the eyes of a little girl named Maria. She is sent by her mother to find her father for breakfast. However, if you choose, you can go to his private study and invade his quarters. When we did that... well... it get's pretty dark pretty quickly. We decided to QUICKLY leave, fetch our father, then get changed. However, we end up getting stopped by someone who looks suspiciously like a Power Ranger. We then decide to go downstairs where we meet up with our father, who has placed our mother over a sacrificial altar. What happens next is a bit strange. Maria now starts getting called Marianette, some sacrifices are made, and as Maria is about to get sacrificed... ...we get switched over to a character named Amanda. The version I am playing is version 9, and a LOT was changed for this version. Quite frankly, Amanda is infinitely better than Amaria. She represents the huge improvement in the writing in Rejuvenation. We give her our name, and we are off! Another thing you may notice once you start the game is that the boat scene looks AMAZING! A lot of positive changes were made, and while I can't list them all, they involve the layout of each area and the graphics... Anyway, some posers named Team Xen end up attacking the boat and kidnapping our Mom with something called a "Dexoy". They are essentially fake versions of Deoxys who seem to be controlled by some person named Nastasia. However, we barely escape thanks to a woman with her Talonflame. She tells us that our best course of action would to get a Pokemon from professor Jenner's lab. We end up arriving there and... ...wait a minute, is that Jan?! Finally, we are brought to the starting room, where we get... ...well, that's up to you! YOU will be deciding who I use throughout the entire journey! Let me know who I should use down below, as well as what his/her nickname should be!

Thank you everyone for participating! We have a clear winner for my next play through. I will be doing... Choose My Team: Rejuvenation Edition I will be needing all of your support on this run, as this particular run features a brand new mod on the game released today by the awesome @Personthing. I only have one question for you before I begin: am I allowed to post this play through on the Reborn Team Showcase? It says that let's plays can be posted here, but this is for Reborn. Either way, I am looking forward to this play through! For those of you who voted for the fighting monotype or the blind hardcore run, don't worry. I will be doing those next! EDIT: The LP is live! You can find it here:

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