Concept Corner Monochrome: The Unovian landscape

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A whole new wooooooorrrllllld...Well, my fellow Black/White obsessors, here we are again, to talk about an aspect of the positively fergalicious new games we have been given by the gods of gaming at Nintendo. Black and White, like all new generational installments of the series, gives us a new region to nerd over(yes, nerd is now a verb). Let us do so now. If you haven't finished the game yet and don't want the entire world of the games ruined for you, turn back; here there be spoiler monsters. But don't worry, those who have only just finished defeating N for the final time, the only specific areas I'll be discussing are those found before completing the game.
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The 6 Types of Pokemon Namers

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1. The Defaulter

Battle Quote: “Blitzle is a perfectly respectable name.”

Examples: Oshawott, Patrat, Lillipup

Synopsis: You don’t work for Nintendo. Why should it be your job to name their army of made-up monsters? You’re too busy on your quest to catch them all. Besides, you want to be able to talk shop with your Pokebros without wasting time trying to figure out which particular Pocket Monster everyone is talking about. Then again, maybe you’re just lazy.

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Saturday Sketch

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HOOOOLY Bulbasaur! I was totally blown away the second I set on eyes on this Yanmask Speedpaint by Leashe! Yamask is by far the most disturbing Pokemon created. If you haven't had a change to read its Pokedex entry, here you go:

Pokemon White: "These Pokémon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves in past ages. Each retains memories of its former life."

Pokemon Black: "Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry."

Well, Thanks Nintendo. D:

AOTW: Analytic

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It’s Friday, trainers! How’s your high-contrast pokémon-training going? I trust that the majority of you have made it past the elite four by now (I know I haven’t), but that’s not stopping me from waxing intellectual about some passive pokémon powers! If you’ve listened to me during Featured Team on It’s Super Effective, you probably know that I love using moves in the vein of Payback, Avalanche, and Revenge, and this week we’re talking about a cool new Ability from Pokemon Black and White Versions that compliments these kind of moves perfectly. Don’t move too quickly- this is Ability of the Week: Analytic!

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PKMNcast is Hiring!

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We get tons of e-mails every week asking if would accept new writers. While we are always looking for amazing talent, we can't afford to pay people or respond to those e-mails right away. My fault. BUT!!!!

We are looking for some more writers! Here is the deal. The main thing we are looking for is someone who can make PKMN of the Week more original. Right now, those articles are pulled off Bulbapedia. While that is fine, the other 4 days a week we are providing original content, like Item of the Week, Concept Corner, Ability of the Week, etc. We would love someone who can make PKMN of the Week their own and make it more awesome. 

If you have other writing ideas, let us know. Here is what you gotta do! E-mail us at pokemonpodcast@me.com with the subject line of "hiring" and let us know about you. Write about yourself, provide us any links to personal blogs or work, and let us know why you want to help the site out!

Thanks! Let us know! And Good Luck!

-sbj

IOTW: Choice Band

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Hey everybody. It's Travis. I've been a long time fan of It's Super Effective and Critical Hit, and I noticed that something was missing in the arsenal of returning articles on the website. That something was a discussion of Pokémon items. We have move and ability of the week already, so it just made sense to add in items. I will mostly focus on hold items and their relation to competitive battling, but I might talk about non-battle items at some point down the road.

 This week we will be looking at Choice Band. Choice Band has the awesome ability to boost the user's attack by 50%. That way, you don't have to waste a few turns building up a swords dance or dragon dance to get your attack up. So why doesn't every physical sweeper and its grandmother have choice band?

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034 I.N.N.U.E.N.D.O.

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In this episode of the Pokemon Podcast, "It's Super Effective", SBJ triple battles it up with Travis and Kenny as they talk about Gym Leaders 3 & 4 for Pokémon Black and White. On top of that, we do a Pokémon Speed Round, as well as, a Pokemon Move Test Game. Tons of new stuff, and some good adult stories! Whooo!

 

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Host: Steve || Guests: Travis and Kenny

MOTW: Rage Powder

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Black and White are out! Hooray! Now with the official introduction of triple battles into the fighting mechanics our first MOTW article is diving head first into one of the most potentially complex fighting systems out there. Lets go!

With a whole new set of Pokemon out and a new set of moves, that’s what we’re going to be covering into the future, at least for a while here. So why Rage Powder?

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