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I thought you were joking about the mines... but after that video... nope. It's literally having them work in mines for you. Confirmed, Mega Evolving is back. Didn't really doubt it, but at least we can put that one to rest. Demo version! Yay! Ash-Greninja... boooo. Ugly design, terrible anime sub-plot forced into the game. No thanks. More info on the 14th.

There's news for the pokémon topic, but whenever I try to update the first post, it kicks it back with an error code. I've tried it ten times now, so it's not just a random thing. It's making me feel kind of The exact message:

OK, more giveaways! Volcanion, a pokémon that wasn't even officially acknowledged for the longest time, is now going to be available at GameStop and EBGames starting October 10th to October 31st. It's also going to be in stores around Europe as well!

Hey! If you missed out on Darkrai from a few months ago, Nintendo is giving you one more chance. http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/darkrai-returns-for-a-short-time/ As long as you haven't used the code from the 20th Anniversary event, this code will just... give you a Darkrai.

Given how it can take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to get a good remix, you may as well make this for December. No, seriously. I think that the idea is good, but the time constraint is the single biggest hurdle. When you posted waaaay back on September 1st, you were asking for remixes within 29 days or less. Make it for December, and you get over 60 days, at least.

Football monkey, zen orangatan, and day dog and night werewolf. Gen 7 be full of surprises, yo.

Reminder: tomorrow morning, at 22:00 JST (9:00 EST), there is some event or announcement. No idea what it is, but it could be more new pokémon, more Alolan forms, more weird alien things, or could just be someone confirming the release date.

Another announcement is coming up on the 20th: I don't think Gen 6 had this much info coming out so fast. And neither did Gen 5.

http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/CoroCoro_reveals_new_Pokémon,_Ultra_Beasts,_Sun_%26_Moon_anime A new Pokemon, named Rugarugan, and it has a daytime form and a nighttime form. Also, that Ultra Beast jellyfish thing is now joined by a muscle man mosquito and a ... silverfish? alien woman? Ghost child? No idea. This gen is getting wweeeeeeiiiiiirrrrrrd.

New Japanese trailer. No new pokémon or news, but lots of new footage, but it's all in Japanese, so...

In Black/White 2, they had an area called Pokéstar Studios. In it, you could "film" a movie by fighting a scene against things like a mechanical Tyranitar, or an alien, stuff like that. These non-pokémon opponents could have types and attacks just like pokémon, but were simply unique objects. Also... I think that UB-01 has a rather noticeable similarity to Lillie, the girl introduced waaaay back in the first videos. While not identical, the color scheme, the positioning of the legs, the large hat/head...

I don't really know what to make of this new stuff from today. Type:Null is... weird. It is a pokémon, even though it's by far the oddest one of the series so far. It has a name that isn't like anything else, it has some really strange rusted metal bit (helmet, ax blade on top, those gauntlets on its front legs) and is a mix of different parts (fish fins for a tail, hind legs like a canine, front paws like a bird or dragon, the collar seems similar to some of the Fighting types and Ghost types) but is a Normal type. Pretty out there for a design. I'm not hating it, but it's just kind of... yeah. Jangmo-o is kind of cute. Alolan Raticate is a chubby fucker. But those new abilities should be fun. The Day/Night difference... No idea, need to know more about it. If the game handled certain events differently depending upon it being day or night, regardless of which version is was, that makes sense. But I don't quite get how that will work with two versions. Like I said, I would need to know more about it. Aether Foundation is clearly the actual bad guys. Am I the only getting that vibe from them? The old scientist guy, Faba, is just evil looking. And the whole "we just want to protect the pokémon" thing just reeks of the bad guys. I suspect that Team Skull is little more than some punk kids that are waging a secret war against Aether Foundation. Lusamine is obviosuly juiced up on crazy. She's just waiting for things to go south a bit and then SNAP! She's eating people's skin. Gladion is your "bad guy" rival. Nice to have one again after all the nie rivals of the last few generations. The Zygarde Cube is obviously a truncated octahedron. FAIL, GAME FREAK. FAIL. The two people that give you the Zygarde Cube look like Sycamor's assistants from XY.: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Dexio and http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sina It's not a full new game of Pokémon Snap, but it's better than nothing! UB-01 has a pokémon screen animation, but no typing. It also says "beasts", plural. So there may be more of the same, or some completely different ones. Yeah, this video just raises questions and I'm not sure what's happening with this gen now. It might be awesome, but I don't know enough yet to really form an opinion. EDIT: Japanese video has more info, mostly everything that's been released so far, but it does have a scene where the player character and some NPCs encounter UB-01. It's kind of creepy and spooky.

OK, better clarification on that Munchlax event. http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/dont-miss-out-on-munchlax-in-pokemon-sun-and-pokemon-moon/ So, basically, if you buy the game at any point from day one to January 11,, 2017, you can simply download the Munchlax on your 3DS. No codes, no werid sign-ups for anything, just grab it. It's pretty much identical to the Victini event for Black/White (2010), the special Ability Torchic for XY (2013), and the shiny Beldum for ORAS (2014).

More news on September 6th:

Yes. I've had lots of ideas for handheld-only albums for some time, but the GameBoy one has satisfied me quite well. who dat, sum noob? (it's a joke, I've worked with him on stuff multiple times...)

Well, the Nintendo Direct is on, and the Sun/Moon info is... limited. First, there is an Aloan Rattatta. It's Dark Type. Second, Munchlax has an exclusive Z-Move item. Like the special pokémon that were available at the release date of Black and White as well as XY, you can simply download it via Mystery Gift EDIT: video is up: OK, that Snorlax scene is fucking hilarious. In other news, if you missed getting Darkrai event from earlier this year, you got another chance.

We're getting reports of the Victini event going live in parts of Europe. Any of our members there may want to check. EDIT: Live in North America:

The WiFi Victini event is coming up soon, on September 1st. Victini is a legendary Fire/Psychic type, with 100 in every base stat. Cool ability, good stats, nice typing... If you never got one during the release day event for Black and White on the DS, this might be your last chance for a long time. Just go to Mystery Gift and select the download option. No stores to visit, just sit at home and relax. Also, there is going to be a Nintendo Direct on September 1st. No info at all is known, so it may or may not be pokémon related. We'll see.

Hey, just in time! http://nintendoeverything.com/my-nintendo-japan-adds-samus-3ds-theme/

I like how Gen 7 will be out before the last Gen 6 event is even started.

Yes. yes it would.

I have never seen nor heard of this terrifying animal. I want to ride one, but I suspect it will rip off at least on of my appendages. FUCKING STUFFUL. Fucking cute mascot: confirmed. Glad to see more of the haunted sand castle. Just waiting on stats now to see how it will differentiate itself from Golurk. Or from any other Ghost and Ground types.I get that its ability is new, but people will know to expect it switching in to get that stat boost from Water attacks. Crabrawler is likely to evolve to a Water/Fighting type... which would make it the third in the series, after Poliwrath and Keldeo (which I still don't get entirely... I know it's supposed to be one of the Musketeer themed pokémon, but Water?)

It seems to be based upon an Alligator Snapping turtle, with a lot more color thrown in. Though, the nose says Softshell. But the typing says "FUCK YOU CHARIZARD."

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I propose we get sponsorship from EA. We can have a twenty second EA ad inserted at the beginning of each remix (even the old ones!) to help with the cost. And then another one at the end of each remix. Fuck it, put one in the middle as well. That's three times the EA in every remix! Three times the income! Of course, as true to the EA business model as possible, we'll have to double, if not quadruple, the amount of work the staff does, but since there's no overtime pay, we'll save a fortune. (please don't do this, I'm joking. Oh god, someone's going to seriously consider it, aren't they?)